Nurserymen and gardeners are pleased to announce the birth of shorter varieties of many of our classic perennials.
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Asters: Growing Tips for Autumn’s Favorite Perennial
Asters bring intense shades of purple, blue, pink and fuchsia mounds of dense daisy-shaped flowers that act as a farewell celebration and rousing “Grand Finale” to fall gardens. Asters are native perennials and were unruly over-grown plants when discovered by early settlers. Today’s hybrid Asters have come a long way and are now shorter, denser flowering, and one of the most important perennials in the garden not only for their jeweled, royal colors but also as the final feeding place of the pollinators stocking up on food for winter. Some Aster Varieties You’ll Love: ‘Purple Dome’ Asters are favorites due to their 15×15-inch, tidy, compact size and the deepest of deep purple...