Comments on: RAISING A COLLECTION OF EXTRAORDINARY CHRYSANTHEMUMS

By: That Bloomin' Garden

That Bloomin' Garden — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 00:02:23 +0000

Awesome information! I finally found a source here in British Columbia and bought 6 plants. I love them but its so hard to find growing information about them. My plants are already producing beautiful blooms in mid-November and new growth is appearing at the base of the plants so they must be happy. I planted in raised beds near the greenhouse but may bring them in like you do. It doesn't freeze hard here but then watch mother nature pull a good one this year. So far I have Shirley Victoria, Rayonnante Pink, Fairweather and Connie Mayhew.

By: grandmums

grandmums — Wed, 25 May 2016 02:24:11 +0000

Great to see such enthusiasm about growing mums. Wonderful article. Thank you.

Just a note to correct your mention of the national society – it's the National Chrysanthemum Society. Actually, we have one here in the US and there's another in the UK with the same name.

We here in the Long Island Chrysanthemum Society have our show at Hicks Nursery in Westbury in October. We order our cuttings from kingsmums.com and also from capobiancocreations.com

Our next meeting is at 1:00 on June 5th at the Clark Garden in Albertson, NY (Long Island). Our expert growers will be explaining how to grow these spectacular blooms. We hope to have some potted cuttings to share. Admission is free and all are welcome.

By: maithriye

maithriye — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:15:42 +0000

hi matt….was waiting for this post for a long time..you did a great work…absolutely fantastic..interesting history too.

By: Keith

Keith — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 00:09:55 +0000

Thanks, you are forever reminding me of my floral past. My family grew cut mums and drove them into the City from Staten Island. We purchased our cuttings from Yoder. When the farm was sold I kept some books, one has similar line drawings as your dwarf mum. Garden and Greenhouse Chrysanthemums Alex Laurie and D.C. Kiplinger. Guess what I will be reading tonight.

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:46:56 +0000

During the summer I worked at Longwood Gardens much of my time was spent training and caring for the chrysanthemums for their annual fall mum display. So much so, in fact, that I requested to extend my internship into the fall so that I could be around to see the fruits of my labors! The final display was definitely worth it. Thanks for the post- it brought back a lot of those memories. And hopefully someday I'll be able to grow some of my own.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 01:57:03 +0000

Amazing….just amazing!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:32:34 +0000

Kudos for all the work you did to produce these gorgeous flowers! I've never loved modern chrysanthemums, but these are beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

By: LINDA from Each Little World

LINDA from Each Little World — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:53:50 +0000

What I find equally fascinating is the kind of garden books that were published a hundred years ago. All that info and illustrations about how to do things. Not only are the flowers diappearing but these older books are hard to find as well.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:28:34 +0000

Thanks for this in-depth post. I love a huge learning curve and was quite pleased overall, with results this year. Now lets talk carnations …

By: Brian David Morley

Brian David Morley — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:16:20 +0000

Great post, fascinating history too!