Beginner's Guide to Mums

Fall’s favorite flower is a no-brainer when you follow these tips.

Mums

Fall's Favorite Flower

Chrysanthemums say fall as much as turkey says Thanksgiving. Pedestrian to the point of being cool, this plant is going to make you look great right through football season. Jimmy Turner, senior director of gardens at the Dallas Arboretum in Texas, knows mums. He and his staff plant close to 20,000 each fall both in the ground and in pots. Here are his tips.


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