While most people just use mums as annuals in fall, they can also be planted as perennials in spring. Discover our professional gardener's favorite varieties.

When people emerge from the cold dark of winter with an unnatural orange color, a bad spray tan is usually to blame. But in the case of orange alligators, the reason’s a little different.

Right now, that color is dark cherry. Call it oxblood, merlot, or burgundy—any way you characterize it, there’s no denying the rich, almost purple-red shade is particularly popular.