Chrysanthemums are the flowers that you add to your garden to produce colour when everything else is fading away. Affectionally known as mums, chrysanthemums varieties are either early, mid- or late season blooming. That is, they start to bloom in August and early September, or late September through October, or late October, November and even into December. We discuss each of these blooming periods for mums that you grow in your garden. What are some…
There are several ways to look at how to group chrysanthemums (aka mums) together. The UK National Chrysanthemum Society lists many categories of these flowers in which you can display your prized blooms in shows. We, however, have put together a selection of types of chrysanthemum that make sense to regular and enthusiastic chrysanthemum growers in their gardens. We look at early vs late-blooming plants, annual vs perennial mums, categories of colours and full size…
Agapanthus Care This exotic-looking plant with vibrant flowers is one of the most beautiful perennial garden plants. Originating from South Africa, they produce strapped leaves and give a stunning display of often blue, white or violet coloured flowers. It is also commonly known as an ‘African Lily’. This perennial plant is available as evergreen, semi-evergreen and deciduous varieties. The latter usually being fully hardy, whereas evergreen varieties are often half-hardy and so will require some winter…
