When do you cut back mums in the spring

Chrysanthemums purchased in fall for decoration won’t need any pruning this season to be beautiful. The grower already did that for you months ago.

When to cut back mums in the summer

When to cut back mums for winter

Is it too late to cut back mums

Can you prune mums in the fall

How to prune mums in fall

Nor will your mums need cutting back for winter. However, if you plan on keeping them around in pots or garden beds for next autumn, here's how and when to prune mums to get the same mounded and colorful beauty year after year. These same tips will help you keep mums growing in your garden looking their best too.

Deadheading Mums

While the fall mums you purchased this year won’t need cutting back, they will need regular deadheading. Old, spent flowers should be removed to clean up appearances and encourage more flowering. Plants will try to reproduce (make seeds) until they are successful.

How to prune mums in pots

Removing the old flowers before they become seed heads will "frustrate" your mum, and it will start over again with new flowers in its quest to form seeds.