Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close-up of a woman wearing protective gloves and planting a red mum bush in the soil of her garden. - Dzurag/Getty Images While ...

"Show mums" are a cold-hardy, late-season perennial showstopper in your garden that won't die off in the winter. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food ...

While many people buy mums to decorate their front porch in the fall, they often miss out on the opportunity to plant them in the ground to bring color every year. Garden mums, or Chrysanthemum x ...

Chrysanthemums, or garden mums, are the quintessential fall flower. To keep them looking their best, there are some flowers ...

It is a common misunderstanding that all chrysanthemums are annual plants. Florist mums, the kind you find potted up in the fall, are annuals that will die off come winter. However, garden (or hardy) ...

Few plants capture the essence of fall like the colorful mum (Chrysanthemum spp.). With its vibrant reds, oranges, purples, and yellows, mums signal the changing season just as much as pumpkins or ...

As our gardens fade in autumn, many of us buy potted chrysanthemums for a final display of blooms that may last through an early frost. Can they have a lasting place in our gardens? It depends, ...

Perennial mums can return every year if they're correctly planted and cared for. Plant mums in spring so their roots can establish before winter, giving them time to grow strong. Add a layer of mulch ...

For splashes of warm autumn color, few plants rival the fall-blooming perennial chrysanthemum — better known to most gardeners as garden mums. When planted in spring, these reliable perennials quickly ...

With the arrival of fall, one popular bloom brings the brilliant colors of forest foliage to our doorstep: With flower colors coming in purple, red, orange, yellow, and more, chrysanthemums, or more ...

Pruning mums helps them grow fuller with longer-lasting blooms. Pinch tips at 4–6 inches tall, again at 12 inches tall, and stop about 100 days before bloom. Deadhead spent flowers once blooming ...