Many colors of chrysanthemums bloom in pots at a greenhouse. - Bmanzurova/Getty Images Every fall, stores and greenhouses are bursting with fresh color from chrysanthemums. Often, they are treated as ...

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.

Chrysanthemums are hardy, herbaceous perennials that generally bloom in our area from October to December. (Katherine Frey for Washington Post ) Although temperatures are still regularly reaching the ...

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 ...

Water mums slowly and deeply, either daily or when the top 1 to 2 inches of soil feel dry. Grow mums in loose, well-drained soil and keep it moist but not wet. Water at the base of the plant or bottom ...

Buy mums later in the season and choose plants full of unopened buds so they bloom longer. Give them a sunny spot, frequent deep watering, and fresh soil in a larger pot or the ground. Florist mums ...

If it's fall, it must be time for dazzling home and garden displays of purple, red, orange, yellow, and white. Thousands of chrysanthemum cultivars exist and many are available for sale this time of ...

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 ...