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Flowers, Perennials

Grow New England Aster for Sensational Summer and Fall Color

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Nan Schiller

Cheerful New England aster provides late-season color with an abundance of bright flowers that attract bees and butterflies. This easy to grow native perennial blooms from late summer right up to the first frost and returns vigorously year after year. Learn how to plant and grow New England aster in your garden now.

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Grasses, Rushes, and Sedges

How to Identify and Control Bamboo Spider Mites

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Nan Schiller

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How to Plant and Grow Calibrachoa (Million Bells)

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Mike Quinn

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Fruit Trees

How to Prune Apple Tree Water Sprouts

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How to Grow and Care for Rosinweed

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How to Grow and Care for Loquat Trees

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13 of the Best Types of Oxalis to Grow in Your Garden

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How to Plant and Grow Zucchini

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How to Prevent and Manage Aster Yellows

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How to Plant and Grow Bush Beans

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How to Grow Cleome (Spider Flower)

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Berries and Vine Fruits

33 of the Best Melon Varieties

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15 of the Best Nasturtium Varieties

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Herbs

How to Use Anise as Herbal Medicine

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Vines

How and When to Prune Star Jasmine

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Grasses, Rushes, and Sedges

Clumping vs. Running Bamboo: What’s the Difference?

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Landscape Trees

How to Grow and Care for Elm Trees

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Flowers

How to Grow and Care for Amsonia (Blue Star)

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How to Grow and Care for New Guinea Impatiens

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Why Is My Jasmine Plant Dropping Leaves?

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How to Propagate Magnolia Trees from Seed

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Should You Allow Basil Plants to Flower?

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21 of the Best Septic Field Plants

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How to Prevent Lettuce from Bolting

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How to Grow Missouri Evening Primrose