Q. I love the tall asters but need advice on how to keep them from flopping and how to keep the bottom half of the plants from turning black. –Mike Lomack, Olympia Fields A. Asters, like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New England asters (Symphotrichum novae-angliae) are native to the U.S. with small daisy-like flowers in various shades of purple, ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." New England asters (Symphotrichum novae-angliae) are native to the U.S. with small daisy-like flowers in ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." New England asters (Symphotrichum novae-angliae) are native to the U.S. with small daisy-like flowers in ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. People love color in their gardens in the fall, which is why nurseries are ...

Come fall, a surge of vibrant color is welcome in most gardens. Asters, true to their name’s meaning of “star” in the Greek language, are proven performers. They provide a gorgeous display of pink, ...

Have you noticed how many tall perennials bloom with yellow, daisy-like flowers from midsummer through fall in fields and gardens in this area? There are a lot of them, all U.S. natives, all members ...

With bright petals on daisy-like flowers, asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) are a popular addition to any garden. Known as a keystone species, asters serve as an important food source for pollinators in ...

Q: In a previous column, you mention pinching back asters and phlox. I want to encourage more blossoming on the asters, but I also want to control their eventual height. If I cut them back to a height ...