Pruning mums helps them grow fuller with longer-lasting blooms. Pinch tips at 4–6 inches tall, again at 12 inches tall, and stop about 100 days before bloom. Deadhead spent flowers once blooming ...

Deadhead container mums to get more blooms and extend color into fall. Don’t prune hardy mums in fall—wait until spring for better growth. Water well, give full sun, and wait for cooler temps before ...

As summer blooms fade from heat and drought, fall flowers step in to revive the garden. Nothing comes to the rescue like the bright, long-lasting chrysanthemum. Imagine growing spaces spilling over ...

Help your mums survive winter by using and propagating cuttings! Help your chrysanthemums survive winter by using cuttings! If you're a cheap gardener like Cynthia, you'll love this easy method of ...

Looking for a new gardening project? Try multiplying your mums. shunyufan / GETTY IMAGES It just isn't autumn without the iconic presence of mums. Not only do these bright and colorful blooms add ...

1. Divide clumps of bearded irises. This is a practice that should be observed every three to five years. Otherwise, there will be a decline in the number and quality of your blooms. If the ground is ...

We have a great many chrysanthemum plants in our yard. Those from the previous fall were not nearly as full as those new ones planted last fall. They appeared more 'spindly," being taller and thinner ...

Choosing color, flower shape is most important decision for landscape. The gardener's synonym for fall is the hardy garden mum. I can think of no other plant that the general public would equate with ...

Don’t prune Black Eyed Susans, sunflowers, or ornamental grasses—they add winter interest. Mums, geraniums, and Christmas ferns stay colorful or green, so no trimming is needed. Wait until spring to ...