Native asters are beautiful and help support local wildlife. Plus, here's everything you need to know about New England aster ...

As well as purple flowers, there are actually a lot of plants with purple foliage that can create a lush and inviting space.

* Where to use: Like most asters, ‘Grape Crush’ is a sun-lover that does best in damp, well-drained soil, although it’s a ...

Some perennials should be pruned in fall, while others benefit from waiting until spring. This guide provides insight into ...

During the summer, leaves appear green because the predominant pigment of photosynthesis, called chlorophyll, reflects green ...

In the final part of her series, Clare Foster talks to Jane Brockbank about a bold, foliage-based scheme she has devised for ...

Photos courtesy MISC In 2003, Lori Buchanan, manager of the Molokai/Maui Invasive Species Committee, investigated a glossy-leaved plant with pinkish-purple flowers. She had seen it growing as a ...

Fall asters are long-lived perennials. The plants die to the ground soon after they finish blooming. Trim the spent stems ...

Combining perennials that bloom during each season ensures your garden or landscaping will be constantly flowering ...

WITHOUT QUESTION, I believe that fall foliage color is the most underutilized (although stunningly brilliant) and unplanned ...

Viewed this way, deciduous trees and shrubs are paragons of good planning and preparedness, their parsimonious squirrelling ...

Insects stuck in sundew plants’ sticky secretions suffocate and die before being subjected to a medley of digestive enzymes.