Autumn's Hardy Mums

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The mums I've been pruning all summer have finally flowered. Beginning in early summer I pruned them back a few inches three times total. The last pruning I did was in the middle of August. Perfect timing for autumn blooms!

I'm a baking and gardening enthusiast. I make silly movies that will never be relevant but pleases me all the same. I tend to say things that make people look at me like "whaaaaa?" I get it from my mother and she gets it from her father. Tradition is nice.

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