Mum's the word
Photo credit: Baltimore Sun/Amy Davis
Mums don't get no respect.
We stick them on the porch for a couple of weeks in October and them dump them in the compost. We don't even plant them!
But for the next couple of weeks, mums hold center stage at the Baltimore Conservatory's annual Fall Flower Show, where visitors -- admission is free but a $2 donation is gratefully appreciated -- can see the splendor, variety and power of chrysanthemums.
The conservatory, located on Swan Drive in Druid Hill Park, is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the exhibition continues through Nov. 15.
More on mums?
Visit Amy Davis' wonderful photo gallery, taken at the exhibition. And read my garden column in The Sun.
Photo courtesy of A Way to Garden
And for even more on mums, check out Margaret Roach at A Way to Garden. She's talking about my FAVORITE mum, Sheffield Pink.
I had several of these plants, and I adored their wavy, daisy beauty in the fall. But they mysteriously died. Now I am determined to replace them. And Margaret helpfully tells me how!
