There are many varieties of asters, so you may be confused if yours are perennials, or simply here for a season. Discover the ...

Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum) is a dependable annual that can grow soft, cloud-like blooms in shady garden beds. At 6 to 12 inches tall, it forms neat, clumping mounds of fluffy, aster-like ...

The first asters started opening their starry violet-purple yellow-centered daisies as the last apricot tree to ripen in Basalt lit the mid-August landscape with a pointillist spangling of countless ...

Asters are diverse, widespread flowers found in various colors and on most continents. They thrive in sunny locations and bloom from late summer through fall, attracting pollinators like bees and ...

They are everywhere, In the fields, in the gardens, even in the wedding bouquets. You see them in white, pink, lavender, violet, blue, and even yellow. What wonderful flowers. There are as many as 170 ...

If you are looking for perennials to fill the gap created by the decline of summer-blooming annuals and perennials in a sunny landscape, asters may be the perfect solution. Asters can take the lead ...

I think a well-tended vegetable garden is a thing of beauty. Even so, our landscape would be rather dull if not for all of the colorful flowers I’ve planted over the years. The mainstays are ...

The mornings are getting colder and there has been frost on the docks and boats at sunrise. The willows and aspen are turning gold, and purple asters seem to be still blooming in abundance here in ...

Autumn is a magical time in the landscape. Leaves sparkle on tree limbs like gemstones and flowering plants gear up for their season finale. The cool nights and crisp clear days of fall rejuvenate ...

Sep. 1—The end of summer and fall in Santa Fe is truly unparalleled, with a landscape that is uniquely diverse. Late-blooming jewel-toned perennials and grasses begin to fill the natural terrain with ...

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