Most gardeners feel that fall signals a time to wind down in the garden, but September is the perfect month to start several ...

Welcome shorter days and longer nights with colorful late blooming fall perennials that light up your flower garden.

“Echinacea shines in September with nonstop magenta blooms that keep pollinators and songbirds coming right up until frost,” ...

As I wander the grounds of the arboretum throughout the month of May, my eye is caught by the blue flowers of the late spring-blooming plant commonly known as Stokes aster. Closely related to its ...

Looking for a flower that will brighten up your garden with colorful blooms even in late summer? Asters (Aster spp.) are the way to go. This stunning plant features delicate, daisy-like flowers in a ...

* What it is: ‘Grape Crush’ is a recently introduced variety of our native New England aster that’s a very heavy bloomer and also compact enough that staking usually isn’t needed despite the many ...

Autumn is on its way, and Northeast Ohioans are looking to give their gardens that new “fall look.” But which plants should ...

This week, let’s round out our discussions of fall-blooming perennials by considering the aster. Asters, botanically known as Symphyotrichum after a recent name change, are a genus of plants in the ...

As the growing season comes to a close, hummingbirds still need to stock up on nectar to prepare for winter migrations. These ...

* What it is: This is a new series of compact asters, which are native, early-fall-blooming perennials with daisy-like flowers around a central yellow eye. They're drought-tough and good choices for ...

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 ...

Perennial flowers are known for their ability to bloom year after year with beautiful colors and foliage. If your garden spot receives little to no shade, though, don't worry. There are plenty of full ...