A favorite dwarf perennial aster, Woods Blue is an excellent selection for a position near the front of a border. During the late summer into fall, it is packed with blue flowers highlighted by a ...

As you travel Indiana’s backroads in July and August, you can observe what we might call one of nature’s rarities — a ...

The lawn between the sidewalk and road, called a hellstrip due to its seemingly inhospitable growing environment, can be cultivated if you select plants wisely.

All of the blue-flowered asters are knockouts, but Riddell’s find is hard to match. A healthy plant can tower 3 feet or taller and sport dozens of deep blue flowers.

This aster produces lots of flowers that grow on stalks held above the foliage; perfect for cutting and bringing inside. The plant grows 12-inches tall and wide and the flower stalks to 24-inches ...

Its relatively large heads of flowers, up to nearly 4” across, are a huge hit with modern gardeners. The individual flowers are bright, clear blue, which is itself a bid odd, as there are not ...

Aster species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of butterfly species. They are also eaten by deer. Aster flowers have had an interesting history and folk lore.

Woods Blue New York Aster – Aster novi-belgii ‘Wood’s Blue’ A favorite dwarf perennial aster, it is an excellent selection for a position near the front of the border.