They sparkle with brilliance in the fall while other flowers are fading. First of all, make sure to buy your mums from a local garden center or nursery. These mums are hardy and early blooming. Don't buy your garden mums at a florist shop. These mums are great for gifts but not hardy enough to survive our cold winter.
Mums grown in the shade become spindly and bloom poorly.
Mums in shady places are so weak that they usually die during winter. Mums do not like wet feet. Your soil must be well-drained. Heavy soils can be improved by mixing a couple inches of compost or peat moss into the bed before planting. After frost kills your mums back, don't neglect them.