Soon poinsettias, hippeastrum, and all manner of blooming plants associated with Christmas will decorate the conservatory for Santa's visit on December 1 but a couple of Sundays ago, the chrysanthemums were in fine form when we walked over to the park.
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Perhaps when I have more time, like in retirement, I'll have a go at growing some of these in pots.
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In my experience, the blooms on a lot of mums bought at nurseries/hardware stores for late summer/autumn decoration tend to ball up and get moldy when the autumn rains start. The benefit of growing these in pots would be that the blooms can be kept dry.
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I've admired exhibition chrysanthemums since I encountered my first ones as elements in my sister Kathy's wedding arrangements in 1969. To my young eyes, these bodacious blooms were amazing in their size and complexity. (They were creamy white irregular incurves and I always think of Kathy when I see them.) There was no local florist so flowers were flown in for special occasions.
It would be 8 years later that I first saw spider mums.
Perhaps when I have more time, like in retirement, I'll have a go at growing some of these in pots.
In my experience, the blooms on a lot of mums bought at nurseries/hardware stores for late summer/autumn decoration tend to ball up and get moldy when the autumn rains start. The benefit of growing these in pots would be that the blooms can be kept dry.
On the second Sunday of each month, there's live music at the conservatory.
Do you grow mums? Have you ever tried the exhibition types that require disbudding? Do you have a favorite form?
Of course there were other plants in bloom as well.
That's it for this month's Seymour stroll.
