Aster Annual Or Perennial

In colder climates, cut it back as one of the last chores in your garden before the snow flies. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on.

This procedure, called deadheading, encourages the woodland aster plant to produce new flowers, keeping your plant looking attractive throughout the season. Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient...

Easy to grow in full sun, with other native plants and deer resistant. Hundreds of 1" daisy-like lavender blue flowers spring abundantly from the mounds of gray-green foliage. A perfectly gorgeous aster with aromatic leaves and visiting butterflies, the...

Butterflies love it. The glory of autumn, this aster is native to much of eastern North America and is widely adapted and nearly pest-free. It's a dwarf cultivar that typically grows to be 18-24" tall and up to 3' wide, and sports purple 1 1/2" flowers...

If you have a good-sized stand of boltonia, it's more convenient to make a one-time cut, lopping the stems by half in early summer.Supremely low-maintenance, boltonia remains untroubled by disease or pests.

These mixes have happily moved from my flower beds to the roadsides and pasture to the east, joining the wavy-leaved asters.Wavy-leaved asters are compact bushy asters with pale lavender grey flowers that pop up in fields and yards.

Many gardeners expend all their energy on their spring- and summer-blooming garden, then feel as exhausted as their plants by September. The shape of the flower led Swedish botanist and taxonomist Linnaeus to name the plant “aster”, from “astron”,...

Next to dandelions, they may be the flower most often picked "for Mommy."I can remember my delight one afternoon in finding a whole field of daisies in exuberant bloom when I was out bike riding.

A mix of various size plants and bloom types are optimal for the cutting garden. Please visit PlantFiles for more information and great member photographs.All photos are by Dave's Garden members and are credited above.

Unfortunately, yellow puts me to sleep. Everyone, the grocery store down the street and the church up the road, is selling yellow "hardy" chrysanthemums. They are also traditionally yellow.

Keep in mind that the formal bed requires more effort to design and maintain.Seeing that the flower garden is centered on an antique theme, adding one or more period specific elements or simply an antique element will enhance the beauty of the garden.Keep...

If you love green, you might want to check out these enviously green cultivars of your favorite flowering florae. This cultivar might be a little harder to get your hands on, but it would be well worth the covetous effort.For fast and prolonged color,...

Youngsters are captivated by the swimming pool. She really doesn't have to say much but is well-versed in gardener's talk, like when she uses the word, "". Shrubs and vines are focal points of interest, and garden decor complements the plantings in a...

Given adequate moisture and care, heuchera will stay beautiful from spring through fall. This variety grows 12 inches wide, with two-foot high pale green flowers appearing in summer.is a black-eyed Susan with -- you guessed it -- a green eye.

Admittedly I am mesmerized by low-price tags. Some day I'll learn about their special needs and bring one home for the challenge of nurturing it back into bloom.Occasionally you may find a rack full of apparent rejects still sporting their full-price...

Or, why not try a green-themed garden? This very hardy tree hydrangea can reach 8' tall by 8' wide. The striking height and calyces make it an interesting background or border plant.Bells of Ireland are extremely easy to start from seed if you provide...

You'd be surprised at how fast and ruthlessly an entire garden can revert back to it's original, natural colors. (White/Pink/Not the right red.)Foliage plants are a great addition as well.

Some years we are swimming and have standing water in parts of my garden, but in other years the soil will be so dry even with my adding water the soil will crack and make deep crevices.

How does the passion for gardening take hold and follow us throughout our lives? Hiding behind a tall shrub, I stretched out on the grass to wait and found myself nose down in a patch of tiny blue florets.

Why plant a common groundcover when you can have a Big Blue Liriope in your yard! With evergreen foliage, lovely flowers…and even berries for winter interest, Big Blue Liriope is sure a winner! * Summer flowers * Winter interest * Deer and rabbit resistant...

* Great for mass plantings * Looks good in containers * Keeps color well into fall It is a warm season ornamental grass which features a mound of narrow, stiff, green leaves. Use in mass plantings, borders, containers, or as a specimen plant.

Now it's possible for you to have all the stellar qualities of this amazing grass without needing a lot of room. Plant one near a small pond for an elegant accent. Dwarf Maiden Grass can fit in just about anywhere, so why not try one today! * Pink/white...

Put them around your rose beds. In the summer, tall spikes of purple flowers crown the tufts and attract bees and butterflies, animating your garden. Tough plant for tough places Don't have a green thumb?

The colonies can be divided either in autumn or spring. With its toothed, mid-green leaves and excellent long lasting cut-flowers, this plant will certainly become one of your favorites! * Large Orange Blooms in Late Summer * Attracts Wildlife * Drought...

They are beautiful in almost any situation. These 8” umbels are held three and four feet high over the thick, daylily-like leaves. The first bicolor agapanthus! African Lily sounds so exotic.

You can enjoy its long lasting blooms and color, especially late in the season when other plants begin to fade! * Many Blue Violet Spikes in Late Summer * Cold and Wet Soil Tolerant * Loves Sun and Medium Dry Soil

Fushia Daisies Smother Ground The Hardy Ice Plant Table Mountain, Delosperma ‘Table Mountain', has 1-2” bright single fuchsia daisy like colored blooms that just smother the plant.