Last year I purchased two hardy mum plants in 2-inch pots. So instead of displaying them in the pots, I planted them in the ground alongside my house. When they died off in the winter, I cut off the ...

Woman kneeling in flower garden with many different colors of mum flowers - Twentyseven/Getty Images The sight of mums in every grocery store and front porch marks the unofficial beginning of autumn.

Have you ever tried planting hardy mums and had them fail to come back the following year? Fall mums are perennial flowers that can grow and bloom in your landscape year after year, if you handle them ...

Light frosts only harm blooms, but hard freezes can kill mum roots. Use mulch, covers, or shelter for protection; wait until spring to prune. Choose hardy mums for outdoor planting—florist mums need ...

Store-bought mums aren’t bred for the ground—they’re less hardy and often grow tall and leggy. If planting, cut back, fertilize, water weekly, and mulch roots, but expect them to act like annuals. For ...

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Seeing chrysanthemums in bloom conjures thoughts of trick or treat and jack-o'-lanterns on a blustery day. That's because mums are still flowering in late fall, and some late-blooming forms are just ...

Many colors of chrysanthemums bloom in pots at a greenhouse. - Bmanzurova/Getty Images Every fall, stores and greenhouses are bursting with fresh color from chrysanthemums. Often, they are treated as ...

Choosing color, flower shape is most important decision for landscape. The gardener's synonym for fall is the hardy garden mum. I can think of no other plant that the general public would equate with ...

As the days grow shorter and the nights cool off, I look forward to my hardy chrysanthemums (also known as mums) returning to brightening up my garden. Most other flowers have gone by the way but the ...

Q: I know the potted mums sold everywhere in fall aren’t meant to be planted outdoors, but I’ve heard there are types of mums that can work in flowerbeds. Do you know what mums I could plant that ...

The world around us is a dead giveaway for what we can expect next. When sweet corn is in tassel mode and the goldenrod begins to break into its autumn hue, for example, gorgeous fall mums can t be ...