I can never resist planting mums in the fall. My other flowers are fading, and here are these wonderful pops of color at the garden center. I usually end up buying a few mums for my front porch.

The mums you bought at your local grocery store or garden center may be looking pretty ratty several weeks later. Along with apple picking, pumpkin carving, and raking leaves, discarding your ...

Pick healthy mums early in the season—choose plants with tight buds, not full blooms. Decide between hardy mums for perennials or florist mums for one-time fall color. Give mums six hours of sun, ...