Ball Seed’s 2026-2027 Mums Growing Guide aims to be an all-in-one go-to source for a successful growing season.

This guide covers it all — from soil prep and sunlight to watering, pruning, and propagation — to help your garden bloom in ...

Late varieties are always the most floriferous, and thus the most spectacular of the three types of fall mums. Plus, they have the longest flowering period thanks to the typically cooler October ...

Then, use your new mums to replace dead plants in your existing containers to dress up your porch, deck, or patio. The mums' plentiful flowers will carry the show well into fall.

Few plants can match garden mums for shear flower number. The numbers on some of the larger mums is staggering, to say the least — anywhere from 500 to well over 1,000 flowers on a single plant ...

POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- With fall nearing, mum's the word. Pots of budding chrysanthemums line sidewalks outside supermarkets, enticing customers. Thanks to this ancient Chinese and Japanese flower ...

Florist Mums This is the type of ubiquitous fall mum typically sold at floral shops, supermarkets, and greenhouses. It is explicitly grown to sell in pots for the fall flowering season.

Plant them at a depth so that the root ball is exposed; mums do best when planted high instead of deep. Give each plant 18 to 30 inches of space; this will keep the air circulating around them and ...

Article continues below this ad OF SUMMER'S PROGRESS No matter how you pinch-prune mums, keep in mind that these plants form flower buds in response to shortening days and cooler temperatures.