9 Tips To Make Your Fall Mums Last Forever! Fall is a magical time, bursting with vibrant colors and a crisp breeze that signals the season's change. Among the most iconic symbols of autumn are

Skye Hamilton • Home & Garden • Hydrangea Queen on Instagram: "Don’t throw out your mums. Regardless of how it’s labeled, at the end of the season, I take my container mums and either put them directly in the ground, or I plant them in my raised bed garden over the winter until I can find a spot for them in the spring. In colder climates, cut it down to the ground and cover it with a good layer of straw or leaf mulch to protect them over the winter. It will come back bigger and better every…

Planting Mums is a great way to add seasonal color in the Fall. Follow these tips to keep your Mums healthy and full of flower blooms.

by Connie Oswald Stofko Can you get garden mums to come back year after year? Yes, you can, said Ethan Waterman, manager of Waterman’s Greenhouse, 12316 Vaughn St. (Route 240), East Concord (Springville.) “Planting them now is the trick,” Waterman said. “You can’t take a mum out of the pot in October and shove it in the ground and think it will come next year. You have to plant them now to get them established so they make it through...

Perhaps no other fall flower creates as much excitement as chrysanthemums—or mums as we like to call them. From high school homecomings to gardens bursting with color, we Southerners can’t get enough of them. The autumn arrival of these brightly colored blossoms signals the coming of shorter days, cooler weather, outdoor decorating, cozy sweaters, pumpkins, apples, and so many more wonderful things. If you are looking to make Thanksgiving even more special, a centerpiece featuring mums will…

Skye Hamilton • Home & Garden • Hydrangea Queen on Instagram: "I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again,I will yell up from the rooftops. The very best thing for the health and longevity of your Mums is to repot it. I have seen all of the hacks. I’m watering and soaking and it doesn’t address the main issue. If you don’t have enough soil to retain the moisture, it’s not going to help long-term. Repotting your mum in an even slightly larger pot will help tremendously. Your mum will require…

If you do this one thing you will keep your mum's alive this season and for season's in the future.

Planting your plants in the ground allows them to establish a good root system prior to the cold winter arrives. This will help them survive the cold weather

Chrysanthemums or mums are one of the best flowers to use for the fall because their diverse colors match perfectly with your yellow, orange, and red fall decorations. So are you planning on planting mums for your fall garden this year? If so, you’ll need to know how to keep mums alive, especially during the…