Editor's note: This story was originally published in Oct. 13 and has been updated with news of the 1,000-bloom mum. The star of Longwood Gardens’ Chrysanthemum Festival has canceled at the last ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many colors of chrysanthemums bloom in pots at a greenhouse. - Bmanzurova/Getty Images Every fall, stores and greenhouses are ...

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 ...

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, ...

Mums are an iconic autumn flower, but did you know there are thousands of different types and mums can survive the winter? Here are some that will stay beautiful this autumn and keep coming back year ...

Chrysanthemums, also called mums, are hardy, long-lived perennials that bloom in the fall. Chrysanthemums are triggered to bloom only when the nights are long enough. During the summer, when days are ...

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 ...

Our gardening neighbors in the Midwestern, Eastern and Northern states welcome their fall season in predictable ways. The sun rises later in the morning, setting a bit earlier in the evening.

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is the type of ubiquitous fall mum typically sold at floral shops, supermarkets, and greenhouses. It is explicitly grown to ...