Chrysanthemums are as welcome and colorful a sign of fall as cheery orange pumpkins. These autumn-blooming perennials come in a wide variety of hues, and they'll reward you with clusters of tiny ...

If you want to avoid leggy, droopy, or poorly blooming perennials, you'll want to pinch your plants this May. Here's how this ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Well-pinched mums Q: I planted some mums that I bought last fall, and they’re growing well so far this spring. A friend told me I ...

Chrysanthemums, or mums, are the popular stars of the autumn garden. Their vibrant domes of color, from rich golds and fiery oranges to deep burgundies and soft pinks, bring life to patios and garden ...

Some of my taller flowers last summer grew too tall and flopped over. Can I pinch these back next year to control height without losing flowers? Most types of annual and perennial flowers can be ...

Three things you can do in your garden now that will pay off later in the season are planting container gardens, pulling invasive garlic mustard before it sets seed and pinching your fall-blooming ...

Chrysanthemums, aka mums, announce the arrival of fall. There are basically two types of chrysanthemums: garden and florist. Garden, or hardy, varieties bloom naturally in late summer and early fall ...

CHRYSANTHEMUMS are out in full force. Tucked among pumpkins on the front steps. Perched in the crook of a scarecrow's arm. Planted in whiskey barrels or reinforcing summer-worn beds. Mums are a ...

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 ...