Plants that burst into bloom in fall should be a gardener’s reward for putting up with all the summer season throws at us.

A mat-forming, deciduous perennial to 50cm tall with dark green, hairy, lance-shaped leaves. Daisy-like summer flowerheads comprise lavender-blue rays surrounding an orange-yellow centre ...

Discover why goldenrods and asters are essential for your backyard, providing beauty and vital support for late-season ...

A clump-forming perennial, up to 1.5m high, with upright, branching stems and oval to heart-shaped green leaves. Clusters of small daisy-like flowers, in pale violet, blue or occasionally white, are ...

If your yard has shallow soil, then you know it's not the most ideal to have. Luckily, there is still a long list of plants ...

Autumn is a time of year known for its bright and viv­id colors that adorn the changinging foliage of the trees of New ...

Boxwoods are among the best shrubs for landscaping, but what can you plant to break up their dense, often uniform shape? Here ...

This week, let’s round out our discussions of fall-blooming perennials by considering the aster. Asters, botanically known as ...

Asters are in a large family of plants that have ray flowers or petals emanating from the center. They look like petals and ...

Asteraceae, a family of flowering plants which includes daisies, sunflowers and asters, are the most diverse group of flowering plants in the world. This plant family comprises around 34,000 species, ...

Q: Can you tell me what is wrong with this carrot that I pulled from my garden today? Is it still edible? A: It looks like ...