tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post5091191073947656045..comments2023-07-23T04:53:29.219-05:00Comments on Does Everything Grow Better in My Neighbor's Yard?: Asters! What's Not to Love?Shady Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-57527048594439232082011-10-07T16:33:47.286-05:002011-10-07T16:33:47.286-05:00Great info on Asters;-) I have a couple of varieti...Great info on Asters;-) I have a couple of varieties, but none of those you've shown! It does get confusing with all the name changes!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-88518604152249212122011-10-06T15:34:26.427-05:002011-10-06T15:34:26.427-05:00Asters are terrific! I find them a little hard to ...Asters are terrific! I find them a little hard to find thought, I have a few here and there and would love to have more. Such a great late summer/fall addition to the garden. :)Rebecca @ In The Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513002032328432666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-52870952259951301542011-10-06T11:10:04.593-05:002011-10-06T11:10:04.593-05:00Shady thanks for all the info.. asters are a lovel...Shady thanks for all the info.. asters are a lovely plant at this time of the year.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126209675266816687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-64494837718062919442011-10-04T19:36:04.038-05:002011-10-04T19:36:04.038-05:00Hi All!! Thank you for being patient with me as f...Hi All!! Thank you for being patient with me as far as my responses to your comments! True, true... "Asters," then! :-)<br /><br />Glad you are enjoying these plants, too.Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-36524054483133529122011-10-04T09:28:09.082-05:002011-10-04T09:28:09.082-05:00I totally agree with Grace. I can't even pron...I totally agree with Grace. I can't even pronounce the new names. I think I'll just keep calling them all Asters! I've been adding more to my garden too and this year I actually did cut an older one in half (end of June) and it is more compact now. You've made some nice selections.Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_kornernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-87023137700043161672011-10-04T03:44:59.775-05:002011-10-04T03:44:59.775-05:00I'm in the middle of planning (yep, me - plann...I'm in the middle of planning (yep, me - planning something!)the remaking of a tatty border....I'm thinking a swathe of grasses swirling through it like a stream, but with perennials for splashes of colour - looks like it's going to be Asters then! :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-66210610351187473532011-10-02T00:24:37.056-05:002011-10-02T00:24:37.056-05:00I want to know who are on this reclassification co...I want to know who are on this reclassification committees. With decisions like this, they need to get more and get a life. Those are just more names I'll mispronounce.<br />Love the pictures of your asters. Nice post.Patrick's Gardenhttp://www.patricksgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-36282313169730283592011-10-01T11:10:10.653-05:002011-10-01T11:10:10.653-05:00Normally I don't mind a little re-classificati...Normally I don't mind a little re-classification done by the ever-vigilant taxonomists but this is ridiculous. To go from saying Aster to ... something that will take me months to figure out how to pronounce is annoying. I wish they would have left the genus alone and just fine tuned the species names. But who am I? Great photos!GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-83619807752790450452011-10-01T07:35:36.870-05:002011-10-01T07:35:36.870-05:00Shady,
I like aster, but these types you noted se...Shady,<br /><br />I like aster, but these types you noted seem to disappear on me. This is a really good post!<br /> We have a 6 foot tall one Meg brought from her garden, awesome plant but I have no idea which it is. Will post about it soon.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-52845733372921727922011-09-30T20:50:00.920-05:002011-09-30T20:50:00.920-05:00Thanks for the informative post. I've read on...Thanks for the informative post. I've read on blogs that the names have changed, but they will always be asters to me. I don't know the names of most of mine, either, but I planted several this year that I need to document while I still have the tags for them.<br /><br />I try to keep up buying Garden Gate magazine. I don't always get all of the articles read, but attempt to. It's the only garden magazine I buy.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-3167691116082849332011-09-30T14:38:53.157-05:002011-09-30T14:38:53.157-05:00I'm a big fan of asters too. I scatter seeds I...I'm a big fan of asters too. I scatter seeds I've collected in my native wildflowers gardens. As to all the Latin names its a mystery to me. :)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-13795586309484882162011-09-30T08:04:24.734-05:002011-09-30T08:04:24.734-05:00Garden Gate is right, esp. if you have native aste...Garden Gate is right, esp. if you have native asters. They do not need (nor want) fertilizer. Native plants (and, generally, cultivars made from natives) like poor soils and can't process the extra nitrogen of fertilizers. The native asters can get a little leggy when mixed in with other plants (instead of in a large stand by themselves), so I cut them back on July 4 like I do mums.Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.com