At the farm one day and at the store the next—that’s our Market Fresh Mums! They look their best and last a long time because they’re delivered fresh from farm to store. Plants are nice and full, with traditional tight pom pom style blooms in the classic dome-shaped habit. Our Tricolor Mum offers a special look for the season, mixing three popular autumn shades in one pot. Choose from four different color combinations to make fall decorating a breeze. These beautiful Mums come in the 9IN size to create an eye-catching centerpiece or fall display. Plant them in a whiskey barrel for a splash of brilliant color alongside hay bales. Go simple and fill a sleek modern planter or interesting old urn as the sole decoration on the porch. For a classic, fun vibe set your Combo Mums in a rustic wheel barrow or Radio Flyer® next to your favorite scarecrow!

Our 4-inch Décor Minis are the ideal size for window boxes, combos, and planters—anywhere you’d like to create your own holiday décor. Take inspiration from unique pottery you’ve found, or maybe a vintage whiskey barrel or galvanized bucket, and use your imagination to fill it with an assortment of these pretty décor components. Try adding some mini pumpkins around the base in the classic fall orange or stylish elegant white. Choose from a selection of Mums and Asters for an interesting mix of colors, shapes, and textures.

For a mum-like look in bright blue or bright pink go with beautiful Aster. This New England native does a much better job of delivering these two non-traditional fall colors while keeping the traditional mum shape and texture. Versatile Aster can be used like a mum in all your décor applications, as-is in its pot on the porch, worked into fall combinations and displays, or planted in garden beds with mums, kales, and cabbages. It’s very hardy! Use Aster to add a cool, unexpected pop among the typical warm gold, orange, and red tones of the season. You can even let it go to seed as an oil-rich snack for the songbirds.

There’s still time to start planting your fall Perennials. Getting them in the ground in the fall leads to better plants in spring. Perennials need the warmth of the second summer to bulk up their roots, and the nip of the New England winter to trigger more flower stalks and buds once the weather starts to warm up again with the change of the season. Choose from a range of Perennials including classic New England flowers Echinacea (coneflower) and Rudbeckia (black-eyed Susan), Coreopsis (an important nectar source for pollinators), Salvia (beautiful blue flower spikes) and more. Take a moment to start planning your fall—and spring—garden now so you can get plants in the ground ASAP. When planting this time of year it’s a good idea to mulch the crowns to give Perennials more winter protection.