SAN ANTONIO — Two of my favorite plants, fall aster and mint marigold, bloom for a short period in late fall. The aster plant grows to a mound about 2 feet tall and 6 feet in diameter if you restrict ...

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.

Fall is a time when many gardeners look to replace summer-stressed plants with fall favorites. Chrysanthemums, asters, violas, pansies, and decorative pumpkins all make a grand appearance! But is ...

Asters are one of the best plants to add to your yards. Why? Because not only are they at their best from late summer into fall, extending your annual tapestry of color, they are also super easy to ...

Looking for great fall bloomers? Check out asters. In the Linnaeus Teaching Garden, we grow several that have turned out to be real showstoppers. Raydon's Favorite, Aster oblongifolium, is one of my ...

Dear Neil: I took this photo last fall at a garden in South Texas. I’d like to grow this plant. What can you tell me about it? Will I have any trouble finding it? A: That’s fall aster. It’s an ...

Asters are gorgeous members of the daisy family that light up the autumn landscape with their white, purple, or blue blooms, and they provide an excellent source of food for wildlife. If you cut back ...

As summer fades and autumn approaches, goldenrod and asters light up fields, roadsides and gardens with a dazzling show of yellow and purple. Against the browning backdrop of late summer, their colors ...