THE POWER OF THE PLANT

I cannot get enough of warm autumn colors. My favorite colors come from hardy mums and ornamental cabbage. These are new additions to the landscape this year but they will certainly return next year. After three prunings throughout the summer I will achieve this same great round shape with blooms just in time for Halloween!

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!