Some ground cover plants thrive when planted in the cooler weather. Before the first frost, plant these ground covers to ...

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 ...

Mums put on a gorgeous display of orange, red, and pink blooms during the cool fall months. Perennial varieties will come ...

What a waste! It seems a shame to throw away chrysanthemums at the end of the fall blooming season (around early to mid-November), yet that's what many gardeners do. One reason may be the mixed advice ...

Chrysanthemums, more commonly referred to as mums, are brightly-hued flowers that will bloom and thrive in autumn.

Ryan Pankau teaches ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how to make mums thrive in the garden Want your mums to bloom brighter ...

Birmingham, AL Potted chrysanthemums—better known as mums but require additional care tips to help extend their growing season.

Chrysanthemums reach their peak when most annuals and perennials are winding down for the season. That's what makes them such a popular fall flower. Here are questions and answers about mums from ...

This week's gardening column also includes guidance for handling aphids and black spots from sooty mold and advises patience when planting flowers.

It seems that everywhere you look in October you see chrysanthemums blooming. Widely available and relatively inexpensive, they are almost indispensable for providing quick color to the fall landscape ...