Key Points Deadhead container mums to get more blooms and extend color into fall.Don’t prune hardy mums in fall—wait until ...

When you plant them can make all the difference for these fall favorites.

Autumn brings a final burst of color from hardy chrysanthemums, yet many gardeners treat these plants as temporary decorations. Rather than discarding them once the blooms fade, a straightforward ...

A version of this column originally ran on Sept. 20, 2024. Hello, Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners. Let’s talk about the ...

Spring blooming bulbs need time over winter to establish a good root system before the ground freezes to produce blooms the ...

Growing mums in high school helped Colton Hardy buy an 80-acre farm at 18. Now 19, the Apollo graduate and sixth-generation ...

Following this tip will let them grow back twice a year.

Our flowers are turning brown, and our plants are drooping. In come the mums (Chrysanthemums) to spruce up the color before ...

The difference in a perennial mum and annual mum is in the stem and foliage. Perennial mums have broad, toothed leaves.

Mums are Pennsylvania’s fall poster-child plants, showing up in pots and porches everywhere this month because they have the good marketing sense to bloom in a ball of flaming color when almost ...

Planting hardy mums in well-drained soil with plenty of sunlight can help them thrive beyond their first fall. Choosing plants with unopened buds and protecting their roots during winter can extend ...