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21 Magnificent Ideas for Potted Mums

21 Magnificent Ideas for Potted Mums

By Mary Shannon Wells

Pinterest/Style Me Pretty/Cambria Grace Photography

Mums are an essential fall decorating element in Southern homes and gardens because they’re sun-loving and easy to replant year after year. Potted mums are especially welcoming on a porch, front or back, arranged alongside stacks of festive pumpkins. We also love our container gardening (read as: easy, affordable, no green thumb required), and these potted mums are some of the best ones we’ve seen. Start by taking a crash course from Grumpy about caring for potted mums, and then you’ll be ready for these fun ideas with the seasonal all-star. Mums are bursting with gorgeous shades of fall, and these potted varieties are the easiest ways to show off those colors.

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10 Ideas for Potted Mums Use Items You Already Have As Pots

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Carve Out a Mumkin

Hector Sanchez

Combine two fall decorating originals with the mumkin. Learn how to make it with our video tutorial.

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Use Wicker Baskets

Pinterest

If you have old wicker baskets gathering dust, use them for a charming fall arrangement.

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Wrap Them in Burlap

Pinterest/WeddingWire/SweetCheeks Photography

For a rustic look that can work on the table or the front porch, wrap potted mums in burlap.

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Put Them in an Urn Outside

Pinterest/Reggie Darling

The easiest way to bring your porch into fall is placing a potted mum in a large urn.

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Get Out the Silver

Pinterest/StoneGable

A large silver urn or pitcher with mums makes a pretty fall centerpiece fit for company.

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Line a Walkway

Pinterest/A Delightsome Life/Carolyne Roehm

Line a walkway with monochrome mums for an autumn entrance.

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Use Items You Already Have As Pots

Pinterest/Style Me Pretty/Cambria Grace Photography

Even something as simple as a bucket makes a cute home for potted mums.

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Personalize with Chalk Paint

Pinterest/Better Homes and Gardens

Whether you go with a mumkin or a regular pot, personalize it with chalk paint.

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Add a Pop of Color

Pinterest/Design, Dining and Diapers/Taryn Whiteaker

Mums are a great way to bring vibrant fall colors into a neutral home.

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Contrast Colors

Pinterest/StoneGable

Your favorite blue and white china contrasts with the fall colors of mums for a bright and fun centerpiece.

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Surround Them with Pumpkins

Pinterest/Midwest Living

Fill in extra urn space around potted mums with mini pumpkins and gourds.

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Add Them to a Fall Window Box

Pinterest/Hoosier Homemade

Overflow your window box with fall essentials like mums and pumpkins.

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Add Height

Pinterest/Centsational Style

Add height to a round display of mums with willow branches or tall grasses like maiden grass.

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Help Fall Guests Find Your House

Pinterest/ThriftyFun

Use your potted mums as a creative way to display your house number. Get the tutorial here.

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Vary Colors and Pots

Pinterest/Christina’s Adventures

Fall colors work well together, so don’t be afraid to mix and match the colors of your mums and the pots they’re in.

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Hang Them Up

Pinterest/The Home Depot

Potted mums don’t just belong on the front steps. Get the DIY tutorial for these hanging baskets here.

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Decorate with Unexpected Colors

Pinterest/Evolution of Style

Who says sky blue can’t be used in a fall arrangement? Go beyond orange and yellow with unexpected container colors.

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Wrap Them in Fabric and Gift Them

Pinterest/Evolution of Style

Wrap potted mums in any spare fabric you have and give the easiest hostess gift you’ve ever given.

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Make Simple Arrangements for a Shower

Pinterest/Erika Brechtel

Mums are an easy and affordable way to add color to a buffet or dessert table at a shower.

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Create a Cozy Fall Fireplace

Pinterest/The Frugal Homemaker

You’ll want to spend every fall night by the fireplace with seasonal decorations like mums in a wooden basket, pumpkins, or a fall wreath.

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Welcome Fall Inside

Pinterest/Belle Maison

Mums don’t have to stay on the front porch—bring them inside with an entryway arrangement.

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