Long before the brilliantly colored zinnias had faded, Plants, etc., was packed with the jewel tones of chrysanthemums, and for at least the past month, the garden center has been a kaleidoscopic display of mums. Shoppers have swooped in to take advantage of what surely must be the largest chrysanthemum show in the Ozarks. At … Continue reading At Plants, etc., Mum’s the Word – The History of Chrysanthemums in America’s Autumn Gardens