As the air grows crisp and the leaves shift crimson red and orange, chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) make their return as the hallmark flower of the fall season. Better known as mums, this ...

Large single-family home with trees and autumn foliage all around it - Ferrantraite/Getty Images As summer's heat fades and the days shorten, the garden often feels like it's taking a deep breath, ...

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 ...

Like pumpkins, chrysanthemums (mums for short) are a part of fall. Three types of mums are useful fall bloomers for different reasons. Many modern hybrid mums were bred by crossing Chrysanthemum ...

It seems that everywhere you look in October you see chrysanthemums blooming. Widely available and relatively inexpensive, they are almost indispensable for providing quick color to the fall landscape ...

Do mums come back in the spring or are they short-lived plants that wow for just one season before dying away? The answer honestly really depends: Some mums won’t survive the winter, while other mums ...

May gardening tips for outdoor flowering plants, ornamentals and vegetable gardening are provided in this issue.

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 ...

Gardening experts are advising timely pinching of certain perennials in May to improve growth, while also warning about invasive plants like star of Bethlehem crowding out other species.