"Garden mums are bred from winter-hardy species, so if you plant them in the right conditions, they’ll come back every year," says Justin Hancock, horticulturist for Costa Farms.

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To plant hardy mums in your garden permanently, dig a hole at least 1 foot wide and 6 inches deep. Mix the dirt from the hole with a generous amount of humus, mushroom compost or peat moss, plus 1 ...

Are they doomed for the trash bin? Absolutely not. Most mums are winter hardy in zones 5 through 9, so there’s no reason you can’t plant those for future enjoyment.

After you harden off your mums, you’ll want to plant them in a sunny spot in well-balanced, loamy soil. Incorporate compost and slow release fertilizer into the hole the mum is planted in.

I can plant them this fall, enjoy the blooms in 2019 and know I can get the same color next fall without having to expend any planting energy. My wife says I am a lazy gardener.

Mums don’t need deadheading, so you won’t have to spend a lot of time in the garden clipping off spent blooms. But do be sure to stay on top of watering. Droopy, dry plants will shorten the ...

Plant some in your garden next spring to add a pop of autumnal color to your garden. Until then, you can decorate your deck, front porch, and even garden beds with mums planted in pots.

Q. The beautiful mums in front of my condo that I started from a small indoor plant thrived and multiplied for more than 10 years. Every year after the blooms faded, they were cut down, and they re… ...

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of mums, avocado, crape myrtle, tibouchina, orchid trees, hibiscus and skunk vine.

Carol also advises putting them in a shared planter, as long as they get enough water. Watch the video to learn more. Carol Watson Greenhouse is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.