There are few events more satisfying than a good plant swap with serious gardeners, who don’t bring invasive species or other pests.
The majority of items for your table centerpiece can be scrounged from the garden and yard.
To grow mums as perennials here in the Midwest, it is best to buy small plants in the spring and pinch them back in the summer for more blooms in the fall.
The ancient Chinese valued plants for their symbolic and moral associations.