My mum is always coming up with brilliant DIY and upcycling ideas for the garden, but this one might be my favourite so far.

Best Ways to Make Mums Flower for Longer. If you want to make your fall mum blooms last longer, start as you mean to go on and choose a healthy-looking chrysanthemum plant with plenty of buds that ...

There are two mum types: florist and garden perennial mums. Botanically, they are both members of the genus Chrysanthemum, with many hybrids in each category. The main difference between florist ...

How to Deadhead Mums. After grabbing your clean snips, it’s time to start deadheading. Identify the dead, brown, wilted, or ...

Once temperatures drop below 28°F, mums are at serious risk of damage, especially if the hard frost is prolonged. The flowers, foliage, and even stems may turn black and die as a result.

If you buy a mum in the fall, buy it early, just as the color shows on the buds. ... If that’s too big for your garden, look for dwarf varieties. For a lovely orange flower, ...

There Are Many Varieties to Choose From If you want to switch your container plants this fall from mums to marigolds, Tammy Sons of TN Nursery Sons says other varieties would work.

Do Deer Eat Mums? Animal scientists call deer opportunistic feeders. They prefer a variety of foods and will eat what is readily available. Think of it this way—if a deer was dining in a ...

There are many sedum ground cover varieties.The late-blooming tall species (Sedum spectabile) are shrub-like plants topped ...

With many old, fading flowers on your mums, they can look shabby in short order. Begin deadheading mums as soon as the first blooms begin to fade. Exactly when that is depends on the types of mums ...