Move over, chrysanthemums, there’s another beautiful autumn bloomer that belongs in your garden. Not only do asters look fabulous, but they also provide late season food for pollinators such as ...

Perennial asters are the flowers of autumn, and one native aster that has been gaining popularity with gardeners is the aromatic aster, aster oblongifolius (syn. Symphyotrichum oblongifolium). Its ...

Woman kneeling in flower garden with many different colors of mum flowers - Twentyseven/Getty Images The sight of mums in every grocery store and front porch marks the unofficial beginning of autumn.

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

Perennials aren't demanding plants, but trimming them after flowering finishes in autumn improves their appearance and flowering. However, you can leave some stems during winter to provide homes and ...

Do you know why it’s so easy to trick a leaf in autumn? Because they’ll fall for anything. Autumn leaves do produce amazing fall color, but they’re not alone. Many perennial flowers arrive at peak ...

Tina Wilson’s philosophy for fall perennial cleanup is to wait until a killing frost arrives before doing the majority of the work. If a perennial is still green or has life in it, she waits until it ...

Asters are a beautiful fall-blooming perennial that complement garden mums. Delicate daisylike flowers come in white, blue, lavender, pink and raspberry. When mature, asters can range in height from 2 ...