If you’re lucky (we are), you have beautiful mums like these blooming in your yard.
If you’re not, head down to the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market and pick up a gorgeous bouquet (like the ones pictured below) for $6(!).
Gorgeous . . .
P.S.: Maybe a botanist can explain why tulips, peonies, and mums — all perennials — bloom at such different times (and in that order).