The Spruce on MSN

Should You Prune Your Mums After Flowering? What to Do for Better Blooms All Season Long

Key Points Deadhead container mums to get more blooms and extend color into fall.Don’t prune hardy mums in fall—wait until ...
House Digest on MSN

12 Perennial Plants To Avoid Pruning In The Fall At All Costs

Pruning is necessary for many perennials as they begin to fade, but these plants could be damaged by the process or even die as a result of the cooler weather.
Penn Live

Now’s the time to prune those spring-blooming shrubs and evergreens

The next few weeks are some of the year’s best for pruning landscape plants – mainly woody-stemmed ones that already have bloomed for the year, as well as most needled evergreens. Spring-blooming ...
Dengarden on MSN

Pots of Dead Mums on Your Porch? Don't Throw Them Away Just Yet!

Once winter melts into spring, you have two choices for those dead-looking mums: Try to revive them for next fall or throw ...

Want Your Mums to Bloom Big This Fall? Here’s When (and How) to Prune Them

To keep your chrysanthemums blooming beautifully, prune them properly in spring and early summer. Here's when and how to cut ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Early spring is the right time to prune mums

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. We have a great many chrysanthemum plants in our yard. Those from the previous fall were not nearly as full as those new ones ...
The Denver Post

Tips for perennials, shrubs and vegetables in the spring

Spring in Colorado is grand if you’re OK with switching between a heavy jacket and a tank top. We never complain about spring rain or even snow since all moisture is welcome and needed for water use, ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Early spring is the right time to prune mums

We have a great many chrysanthemum plants in our yard. Those from the previous fall were not nearly as full as those new ones planted last fall. They appeared more 'spindly," being taller and thinner ...