Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is the type of ubiquitous fall mum typically sold at floral shops, supermarkets, and greenhouses. It is explicitly grown to ...

People who enjoy gardening might make poor stand-up comedians. Gardeners chuckle at things others might not find amusing. For example, when discussing botanical species like Hosta sieboldiana and ...

What's the best part about the spritely colored potted mums sold in late summer at every national chain, hardware store and garden center? Yes, they beautify front steps and porches cheerfully, but ...

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 some may associate the fall season with muted colors in warm and ...

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) ...

When I first started gardening more than 40 years ago, it made no sense to me why anyone would plant a flower that lived for just one summer when there were so-called “perennials” that came back year ...

Signs of autumn are most apparent in colder climates, where fall foliage sets the landscape ablaze. But regardless of your location, chances are there's one familiar seasonal sight each year: potted ...

Last year I purchased two hardy mum plants in 2-inch pots. So instead of displaying them in the pots, I planted them in the ground alongside my house. When they died off in the winter, I cut off the ...

Autumn is a season of changing colors, and nothing captures that transition quite like the cheerful burst of blooms from garden mums (Chrysanthemum x morifolium). If you've ever bought a mum in full ...

Rooted hardy garden mum cuttings and a wide variety of perennial plants and shrubs go on sale Saturday, May 18 by the Hunterdon Chapter of the National Chrysanthemum Society. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m ...

Close up of someone planting a mum plant in the ground - Dzurag/Getty Images Autumn is a season of changing colors, and nothing captures that transition quite like the cheerful burst of blooms from ...