"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Chrysanthemums, also known as mums, make gorgeous additions to flower beds, hanging baskets and porch ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chrysanthemums have been showing up in garden stores in the last couple of weeks. Mums are the most popular fall flowers. We haven’t gotten to Labor Day yet, so it is still summer. So, what’s the rush ...

Q: I always buy some fall mums to liven up the garden this time of year, but am always disappointed when they don't come back strong the following year. What am I doing wrong? Mickey D. – Wilsonville, ...

Did you ever wonder why, at your local supermarket, you can find potted chrysanthemums in bloom throughout the year while in your garden they bloom only from late summer to early winter? The facility ...

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 ...

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