Every fall, stores and greenhouses are bursting with fresh color from chrysanthemums. Often, they are treated as annuals, but there is more life in these flowers than many people realize. If you want ...

Pick mums with mostly buds and just a few open blooms. Keep them happy in 62°F to 75°F temps and mulch for protection. Deadhead regularly to extend their blooming season. Mums are the signature flower ...

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 ...

These easy-to-grow fall favorites can be a bit picky about their companion plants. Chrysanthemums, or mums, (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) seem to be everywhere come fall, adding pops of orange, red, ...