Skip to content

Top Navigation

Southern Living Southern Living
  • Food
  • Holidays & Entertaining
  • Home & Garden
  • Style & Culture
  • News
  • Video

Profile Menu

Your Account

Account

  • Join Now
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletters
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Logout

More

  • Give a Gift Subscription this link opens in a new tab
Login
Subscribe
Pin FB

Explore Southern Living

Southern Living Southern Living
  • Explore

    Explore

    • These Haircuts Are Going To Be Huge in 2021

      The trendy haircuts you’ll be seeing everywhere next year. Read More Next
    • How To Season A Cast-Iron Skillet

      Learn how to season this Southern kitchen staple in five easy steps. Read More Next
    • The Right Way to Heat a Pre-Cooked Ham

      It's so easy, trust us. Read More Next
  • Food

    Food

    See all Food

    Lost Cakes of the South

    These simple and spectacular Southern cakes deserve a comeback
    • All Food
    • All Recipes
    • Holidays & Occasions
    • Quick Fix Suppers
    • Slow Cooker Recipes
    • Desserts
    • Casseroles
    • Healthy Recipes
  • Holidays & Entertaining

    Holidays & Entertaining

    See all Holidays & Entertaining

    70 Wedding Vow Examples That Will Melt Your Heart

    Fight writer's block and find ways to express your love with these romantic, funny, and short wedding vow examples.
    • Christmas
    • Entertaining
    • Thanksgiving
    • Southern Weddings
    • Easter
    • Kentucky Derby
    • Valentine's Day
    • 4th of July
    • Mother's Day
  • Home & Garden

    Home & Garden

    See all Home & Garden

    7 Paint Colors We’re Loving for Kitchen Cabinets in 2020

    ‘Tis the season to ditch your all-white palette in favor of something a little bolder and brighter.
    • Home Decor Ideas
    • Idea Houses
    • Before & After
    • Inspired Communities
    • Curb Appeal
    • House Plans & Builders
    • The Grumpy Gardener
    • Plant Names A-Z
  • Style & Culture

    Style & Culture

    See all Style & Culture

    50 Books Everyone Should Read in Their Lifetime

    Curl up with a classic!
    • Southern Culture
    • Hair
    • Travel
    • Beauty
    • Pets
    • Southern Fashion
    • Healthy Living
  • News
  • Video

Profile Menu

Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
Your Account

Account

  • Join Now
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletters
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Logout

More

  • Give a Gift Subscription this link opens in a new tab
Login
Sweepstakes

Follow us

  1. Southern Living
  2. Holidays & Occasions
  3. Fall
  4. Incredible Ways to Decorate with Mums

Incredible Ways to Decorate with Mums

By Mary Shannon Wells
July 13, 2017
Skip gallery slides
Save FB Tweet
Credit: Pinterest/On Sutton Place
Every fall, front porches all over the neighborhood stack up with mums — our favorite sun-loving fall flower. Mums come in a multitude of colors, from fall classic colors like orange, red, and yellow to unexpected white, pink, and purple. Buy mums in a variety of colors and mix them together for fun arrangements. When purchasing mums, it’s a good idea to go with a plant with unopened buds so you can see the flower bloom and have it for longer. And if you take good enough care of your mums, when their peak season is over, you can replant them in your yard for next season. If you’re new to gardening, check out our beginner’s guide to mums for easy tips for taking care of your mums. Here are some incredible fall mum decorations, from indoor centerpiece to large outdoor arrangements.
Start Slideshow

1 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Use Unconventional Containers

Credit: Pinterest/Creative Cain Cabin

Anything, like this cool old whiskey barrel, can be a container garden if you just believe (and don't make these mistakes).

1 of 15

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Put Them In The Window

Credit: Pinterest/Honey and Butter

Bring your home into the fall season with a window arrangement that can be enjoyed by anyone passing by.

2 of 15

3 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Dress Them Up

Credit: Pinterest/On Sutton Place

Rustic fall mums get a classy makeover in a silver urn or pitcher.

3 of 15

Advertisement

4 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Set The Table

Credit: Pinterest/Tiny White Daisies Tumblr

Make mini "mumkin" arrangements for your fall dinner party or Thanksgiving dinner. Stick place cards in for extra personalization or give the mumkins out as a favor.

4 of 15

5 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Hang 'Em Up

Credit: Pinterest/HGTV

A big hanging basket bursting with colorful mums is the easiest way to brighten up your porch this fall.

5 of 15

6 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Keep It Simple

Credit: Pinterest/Wedding Wire/Photography by Jodi

Bunch together a handfull of button mums in any color for a cute and quick no-fuss arrangement.

6 of 15

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

7 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Rethink Your Vase

Credit: Pinterest/StoneGable

Take your plain vase into fall by lining it with seasonal corn husks. Get the how-to instructions from StoneGable.

7 of 15

8 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Make a Wreath

Credit: Pinterest/Lowe's

Although this natural wreath only lasts a few days, it would be an ideal way to welcome in Thanksgiving guests at the door. Find the tutorial at Lowe’s.

8 of 15

9 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Vary Heights and Sizes

Credit: Pinterest/Liz Marie Blog

Your mums don’t have to look uniform — mix up your front steps with different heights, sizes and colors.

9 of 15

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

10 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Make a Mumkin

Credit: Hector Sanchez

Our favorite fall arrangement elements work perfectly together in our “mumkin." Learn how to make one here.

10 of 15

11 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Go Neutral

Credit: Pinterest/Design, Dining and Diapers

White mums, white pumpkins and muted tones make for a clean fall arrangement that will outlast Halloween.

11 of 15

12 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Use Them at Your Fall Wedding

Credit: Pinterest/Wedding Colors

Whether lining the aisle or filling in table centerpieces, mums are a must-have for a fall wedding or event.

12 of 15

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

13 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Mum Monogram

Credit: PInterest/BabyShower.com/Sharon Garofalow

Fall-flower-covered letters would be adorable for an autumn baby shower, birthday party or bridal luncheon. Although these flowers are artificial for a longer lasting result, you can always go natural, too. Get the how-to at BabyShower.com.

13 of 15

14 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Change Up Fall Colors

Credit: Pinterest/Light and Savvy

Mums come in so many beautiful colors, including pink and purple hues, so don’t limit your fall decorations to orange, yellow and red.

14 of 15

15 of 15

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Make Your Own Container

Credit: Pinterest/Home Depot

These adorable DIY vases are great to scatter around for a patio party. Get the tutorial from Home Depot. 

15 of 15

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Replay gallery

Share the Gallery

Pinterest Facebook

Up Next

By Mary Shannon Wells

Share the Gallery

Pinterest Facebook
Trending Videos
Advertisement
Skip slide summaries

Everything in This Slideshow

Advertisement

View All

1 of 15 Use Unconventional Containers
2 of 15 Put Them In The Window
3 of 15 Dress Them Up
4 of 15 Set The Table
5 of 15 Hang 'Em Up
6 of 15 Keep It Simple
7 of 15 Rethink Your Vase
8 of 15 Make a Wreath
9 of 15 Vary Heights and Sizes
10 of 15 Make a Mumkin
11 of 15 Go Neutral
12 of 15 Use Them at Your Fall Wedding
13 of 15 Mum Monogram
14 of 15 Change Up Fall Colors
15 of 15 Make Your Own Container

Share options

Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message Print

Login

Southern Living

Magazines & More

Learn More

  • About Us
  • Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
  • Books from Southern Living
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Content Licensing this link opens in a new tab
  • Sitemap

Connect

Follow Us
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
Other Meredith Sites

Other Meredith Sites

  • 4 Your Health this link opens in a new tab
  • Allrecipes this link opens in a new tab
  • All People Quilt this link opens in a new tab
  • Better Homes & Gardens this link opens in a new tab
  • Bizrate Insights this link opens in a new tab
  • Bizrate Surveys this link opens in a new tab
  • Cooking Light this link opens in a new tab
  • Daily Paws this link opens in a new tab
  • EatingWell this link opens in a new tab
  • Eat This, Not That this link opens in a new tab
  • Entertainment Weekly this link opens in a new tab
  • Food & Wine this link opens in a new tab
  • Health this link opens in a new tab
  • Hello Giggles this link opens in a new tab
  • Instyle this link opens in a new tab
  • Martha Stewart this link opens in a new tab
  • Midwest Living this link opens in a new tab
  • More this link opens in a new tab
  • MyRecipes this link opens in a new tab
  • MyWedding this link opens in a new tab
  • My Food and Family this link opens in a new tab
  • MyLife this link opens in a new tab
  • Parenting this link opens in a new tab
  • Parents this link opens in a new tab
  • People this link opens in a new tab
  • People en Español this link opens in a new tab
  • Rachael Ray Magazine this link opens in a new tab
  • Real Simple this link opens in a new tab
  • Ser Padres this link opens in a new tab
  • Shape this link opens in a new tab
  • Siempre Mujer this link opens in a new tab
  • SwearBy this link opens in a new tab
  • Travel & Leisure this link opens in a new tab
Southern Living is part of the Meredith Home Group. © Copyright 2021 Meredith Corporation. Southern Living is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporationthis link opens in a new tab All Rights Reserved. Southern Living may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Privacy Policythis link opens in a new tab Terms of Servicethis link opens in a new tab Ad Choicesthis link opens in a new tab California Do Not Sellthis link opens a modal window Web Accessibilitythis link opens in a new tab
© Copyright . All rights reserved. Printed from https://www.southernliving.com

View image

Incredible Ways to Decorate with Mums
this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.