Gardeners have a lot of hope. Whether we are putting seeds in the ground, dividing and transplanting an overcrowded decorative grass, planting bulbs in the late fall, or trying out some new garden ...

Mums prefer well-drained soil, so don’t plant them areas with poor drainage or occasional standing water. They also prefer full sun (greater than 6 hours of sunlight per day), which is needed for ...

Dig a hole twice as wide as the pot, and place the plant in the hole so that the crown (where the roots meet the stems) are at ground level—and not any deeper! Backfill the soil, water, and mulch to ...

I have a few mum plants still in their pots and wonder if I should cut off the plant a few inches from the soil or should the mums just be kept in a cool, sunny place and watered during the winter ...

One sure sign that fall is near is garden centers beginning to fill with beautiful chrysanthemums — better known as mums. If you haven’t spotted them yet, you likely will soon. Mums aren’t all hype; ...

Whether chrysanthemums survive the winter depends in large part on when they were planted and how they’re cared for. Chrysanthemums, often called mums for short, are the most popular flower for fall ...

It looks like we have freezing temperatures, or near freezing temperatures, in the not-too-distant future. So, if you, like many of us gardeners, have been lulled into a state of endless summer, there ...

Q: I know the potted mums sold everywhere in fall aren’t meant to be planted outdoors, but I’ve heard there are types of mums that can work in flowerbeds. Do you know what mums I could plant that ...