As fall winds down, you may have pots filled with the withered remains of summer's chrysanthemums. Instead of tossing them, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Do mums come back in the fall? It depends on the plants you're growing and how you winterize them. Here's everything to know.
Beautiful chrysanthemum flowers can last even longer with this one simple step. If you want mums that last through multiple ...
It looks like we have freezing temperatures, or near freezing temperatures, in the not-too-distant future. So, if you, like many of us gardeners, have been lulled into a state of endless summer, there ...
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It’s (finally!) officially fall over at Trader Joe’s, and while everyone's familiar with all the fall food finds that are now on shelves, we've had our eye on the plant section. Mums are back for the ...
What’s fall without mums? Readily available, they help transform your outdoor space in a snap. While a single potted mum plopped on the porch signals, “Yep, it’s fall,” people who embrace decorating ...
Mums can be overwintered indoors by allowing them to go dormant in a cool, dark location. To keep mums as houseplants, they need sufficient light, regular watering, and occasional fertilization.
One sure sign that fall is near is garden centers beginning to fill with beautiful chrysanthemums — better known as mums. If you haven’t spotted them yet, you likely will soon. Mums aren’t all hype; ...