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

Asters, botanically known as Symphyotrichum ... they make a fabulous pairing with yellow and orange-blooming fall plants such as goldenrod and assorted chrysanthemum varieties, which I mentioned ...

Asters, botanically known as Symphyotrichum ... they make a fabulous pairing with yellow and orange-blooming fall plants such as goldenrod and assorted chrysanthemum varieties, which I mentioned ...

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

In the old days, people scorned goldenrod as an unsightly weed. Asters were more respectable — aesthetically pleasing enough to the human eye, more likely to be considered a wildflower than a weed.

Caleb Werner, co-owner of Indian Summer Honey Farm, explains that while the early spring rains kept bees inside their hives, the summer weather helped turn things around. "Per hive we're hoping for ...

We don’t hate chrysanthemums. Let’s just get that out of the way. There is a lot to be said for their instant, impulse-buy ...

The 2023 migration saw the second-lowest overwintering populations of butterflies since records began in 1995. Fears are ...

For a vibrant autumn display, consider pairing asters with brightly colored companion plants like goldenrod, Mexican Hat flower, Maximilian's sunflower and chamisa. The mix of hues and textures ...

They are usually in full bloom with golden, orange or purple colours. About 10 years ago she purchased an aster with royal purple blooms and flower heads over four centimetres in diameter. It was an ...

It’s almost impossible not to think about Goldenrods this time of year. In every direction, in open fields, along road banks, ...

Having just returned from California, I’m struck by how much our landscape, in this time of drought, looks like that of ...