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Do Mums Come Back Every Year? Experts Share How to Keep Them Growing for Seasons to Come

Mums put on a gorgeous display of orange, red, and pink blooms during the cool fall months. Perennial varieties will come ...
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Should You Cut Back Hostas Now or Wait Until Spring? What to Do for Better Plants Next Year

Prune hostas just before a killing frost in your zone for best results. Fall pruning keeps beds tidy, deters pests, and directs energy to spring growth. If missed, let foliage die back naturally and ...
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Want Your Mums to Bloom Big This Fall? Here’s When (and How) to Prune Them

Pruning mums helps them grow fuller with longer-lasting blooms. Pinch tips at 4–6 inches tall, again at 12 inches tall, and stop about 100 days before bloom. Deadhead spent flowers once blooming ...
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Gardeners have seen unbelievable changes in mums. Here’s how to care for them

Talk to a grandma who’s been gardening for several decades, and she’ll tell you she hardly recognizes the chrysanthemums she sees in garden centers today. I grew up in Texas, and I’m a grandpa — same ...

Plant Doctor: Wait a bit before planting nasturtium seeds for fall and spring booms

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida residents about nasturtiums, sweet alyssum, peach trees, watermelon, herbs and mums along with nut grass and doveweed control ...