Many colors of chrysanthemums bloom in pots at a greenhouse. - Bmanzurova/Getty Images Every fall, stores and greenhouses are bursting with fresh color from chrysanthemums. Often, they are treated as ...

Dalmatian daisies contain natural pyrethrins that repel and kill a wide range of insect pests. All mums can slightly deter bugs with their scent, but only Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium has enough ...

Chrysanthemums make a great thank-you gift for the Thanksgiving host. In the language of flowers they convey abundance and "you're a wonderful friend" (Teleflora); as an ornamental gift chrysanthemums ...

Chrysanthemums are hardy, herbaceous perennials that generally bloom in our area from October to December. (Katherine Frey for Washington Post ) Although temperatures are still regularly reaching the ...

As late summer wanes, things might seem a bit boring in the garden. The grass is brown, the soil is parched and the foliage of evergreen trees and shrubs have hardened. End of summer doldrums have ...

Chrysanthemums, so colorful and varied in their form, add vibrant interest to late summer borders and pots. They can be planted throughout the growing season as long as they’re given time, about six ...

Chrysanthemums, known as “mums” for short, are a beautiful way to add color to an autumn patio garden. Pollinators love these flowers, and mums stay colorful even when the weather gets frosty. These ...

In "Anne of Green Gables," written by Lucy Montgomery over a hundred years ago, Anne says “I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers!” I couldn’t agree more. It’s a beautiful month.

These easy-to-grow fall favorites can be a bit picky about their companion plants. Chrysanthemums, or mums, (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) seem to be everywhere come fall, adding pops of orange, red, ...

This Gardening News column is from the online archives of The Star of North Augusta, a collection of more than 25,000 articles published from October 2007 to February 2022. It happens overnight – home ...

Have you looked ahead at the long-range weather forecast? The first week of September is on track to be in the upper 70s, the first time in a long while that we’ve seen anything consistently out of ...