Tagged: fall flowers

Cemetery guides share ‘Cream of the Crypt’

Take a guided tour of the Historic City Cemetery on Saturday while hearing the best stories of the residents. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Hear favorites stories pulled from Sacramento’s past When it comes to spine-tingling...

Dig In: Checklist for week of Sept. 22

Color alone does not indicate that a pumpkin is ready to be harvested. Wait until the outer shell hardens before picking. Use your thumbnail to test; it should dent but not puncture the pumpkin...

Fall rose care after a challenging summer

Autumn intensifies the Betty Boop rose’s red lipstick edge. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Too much sun and smoke scorched leaves of Queen Elizabeth. Roses love Sacramento weather in the fall. Except for that first flush...

Tips on smart shopping for fall planting

Two ‘Green Beauty’ boxwoods, same size pot, same size plant. But the one on the left will have an easier time getting established because the roots aren’t so matted as the one on the...

Midsummer mum tips: Pinch now for more later

Pinching back mums promotes more flowers and more compact, bushier growth. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Favorite fall flower benefits from July attention A pinch in time makes more mums. Chrysanthemums are a favorite flower of...

How to keep mums looking good and blooming

These stunning gold chrysanthemums were grown from cuttings from the Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Chrysanthemums seem to be everywhere this month. No surprise; mums are the birth flower for November. Mums make...

Sacramento mum show set for this weekend

This trio of Mount Shasta mums was a winner at an earlier show. (Photo courtesy Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society This show will go on! This weekend, the Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society along with the Sacramento Floral Design...

Time to stock up on mums

These Spider mum beauties are the Satin Ribbon variety. Find unusual mums for sale Saturday at the Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society event. (Photos courtesy Sharon Peterson) Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society hosts annual plant sale It may...

Get most out of mums with these tips

Tex Lu of West Sacramento won several awards at the 2018 Sacramento Chrysanthemum Show including best three of a kind with this Mount Shasta trio. (Photos courtesy Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society.) Advice from Sacramento chrysanthemum...

Mums the word at this Sacramento plant sale

The plants for sale Saturday won’t look like these gorgeous blooms, which were on display in the 2017 show, but many of the cuttings will be from these varieties and more. (Photo courtesy Sacramento...