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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
The Advocate

It's time for pre-spring pruning and fertilizing of your trees and shrubs; here are some tips

Before plants leaf out for the spring, it’s a good idea to take some time for maintenance tasks in the garden. Here are two important items to put on your to-do list: pruning and fertilizing your ...
The Spruce on MSN

This Secretly Simple Task Will Keep Your Mums Blooming Well Past Thanksgiving

Key Points Prune hostas in fall after frost for tidy beds, but waiting until spring protects crowns and roots.In summer, ...
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 ...