Garden

[Lilysmom]

@KathyM23@JustJazzmom, even if you can't buy in Spring, could you not cut back in the Fall, overwinter in a cool dark place and plant in Spring?

 I totally get not having enough time in Fall to establish roots.  I rarely plant trees or shrubs in Fall for that reason.  I don't hesitate in trying to move perennials in Fall but more expensive shrubs and trees get planted in early Spring here (zone 5) for best chance of survival.  LM

[JustJazzmom]

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@Lilysmom wrote:

@KathyM23@JustJazzmom, even if you can't buy in Spring, could you not cut back in the Fall, overwinter in a cool dark place and plant in Spring?

 I totally get not having enough time in Fall to establish roots.  I rarely plant trees or shrubs in Fall for that reason.  I don't hesitate in trying to move perennials in Fall but more expensive shrubs and trees get planted in early Spring here (zone 5) for best chance of survival.  LM

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Yes, @Lilysmom you could do that, and hopefully it would survive in the cool dark place. 

[BirkiLady]

I've overwintered mums in the garage in order to plant them the following spring. And, yes, mums are available each spring at local nurseries and sometimes at hardware stores! Be sure they are the "hardy" mums; not annuals. 

[Biftu]

I'm done with buying mums every year and while I've tried planting them of course they never come back.  In the spring I am going to look for hardy garden mums at the garden center and stop this buying every year. 

[Nataliesgramma]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!