Our gardening neighbors in the Midwestern, Eastern and Northern states welcome their fall season in predictable ways. The sun rises later in the morning, setting a bit earlier in the evening.

As the air grows crisp and the leaves shift crimson red and orange, chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) make their return as the hallmark flower of the fall season. Better known as mums, this ...

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 ...

Every year about this time I mourn the absence of old-fashioned garden chrysanthemums. At some moment in time, chrysanthemums as they used to be vanished, and were replaced mysteriously by a ...

Chrysanthemums make a great thank-you gift for the Thanksgiving host. In the language of flowers they convey abundance and "you're a wonderful friend" (Teleflora); as an ornamental gift chrysanthemums ...

Chrysanthemums, also called mums, are hardy, long-lived perennials that bloom in the fall. Chrysanthemums are triggered to bloom only when the nights are long enough. During the summer, when days are ...

Dalmatian daisies contain natural pyrethrins that repel and kill a wide range of insect pests. All mums can slightly deter bugs with their scent, but only Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium has enough ...

Chrysanthemums, or “mums,” are perennials offering a wide variety of flower colors from white to dark burgundy. They are easy to grow, come in dwarf to giant sizes, and can provide years of enjoyment.

Chrysanthemums, so colorful and varied in their form, add vibrant interest to late summer borders and pots. They can be planted throughout the growing season as long as they’re given time, about six ...

As late summer wanes, things might seem a bit boring in the garden. The grass is brown, the soil is parched and the foliage of evergreen trees and shrubs have hardened. End of summer doldrums have ...

Mums or chrysanths are common names for chrysanthemums that belong to the daisy family, Asteraceae. Chrysanthemum is the genus name for the popular fall/ winter blooming shrubby herb that grows in ...