Where to buy mums

peanutsmom45

I am in charge of doing center pieces for my friends baby shower in 2 weeks, I was thinking small mum plants would be super cute with just a cute pink bow.

There is a farmers market in RO on Saturdays I was thinking about stopping and seeing if any farms would do a order from some and I could pick them up the following saturday, but just in case that doesn't work, any suggestions on where to get them at a reasonable price?

botanicalbliss

How many do you need?

I would check local garden centers.  I'm not really sure which ones there are in Royal Oak.  Bordine's and English Gardens generally have really nice mums at a reasonable (or slightly high but not rediculous) price.  Smaller garden centers will have cheaper ones.  Farmers market sounds like a good start but they may or may not have the quantity/color you need available when you need it - kind of a toss up.

Good luck!  I love living plants as shower centerpieces.  They make good give-aways/game prizes

peanutsmom45

I think I am only going to need like 6 or 7, and I would really like to get them in a deep purple color. I think I will start at the farmers market and then see.

Mums are a pretty sturdy plant, I could get them this saturday and just put them on my porch for the week and not kill them right?

kzoomaggie

Honestly, Lowes and Home Depot have some nice mums right now... The selection might not be what it was a few weeks ago, bit it would definitely be worth checking out.  I know they have a bunch of different sized mums too...

kzoomaggie

peanutsmom45:

I think I am only going to need like 6 or 7, and I would really like to get them in a deep purple color. I think I will start at the farmers market and then see.

Mums are a pretty sturdy plant, I could get them this saturday and just put them on my porch for the week and not kill them right?

Oh yeah, they'll be fine...

botanicalbliss

peanutsmom45:

I think I am only going to need like 6 or 7, and I would really like to get them in a deep purple color. I think I will start at the farmers market and then see.

Mums are a pretty sturdy plant, I could get them this saturday and just put them on my porch for the week and not kill them right?

In that case, farmer's market should work out great!  If you had needed like 30 that might have been an issue

They'll be totally fine on your porch for a week.  I wouldn't get them more than a week in advance though just in case they start to fade.  The flowers only stay a couple of weeks usually.

Ritzy19

I've gotten them at Home Depot in the past, but this year I got some from ACO hardware for $5 each and have been really happy with them.  I believe they had the dark purple color you're looking for. 

You said "small mums" so I'm not sure what size you're looking for exactly.  These had a 9" pot I believe, which is about average in my opinion.  I've never seen any smaller.

They're definitely a hardy plant though, so they'd be fine on your porch.

HiggyFan42

kzoomaggie:

peanutsmom45:

I think I am only going to need like 6 or 7, and I would really like to get them in a deep purple color. I think I will start at the farmers market and then see.

Mums are a pretty sturdy plant, I could get them this saturday and just put them on my porch for the week and not kill them right?

Oh yeah, they'll be fine...

I don't know.  DH bought some for our front porch a week before Peyton's 1 year photo session.  Long story short, we had to steal my neighbors mum's the day of the shoot because I had already killed ours. 

kjewell

Kroger sells mums but I think they may be a little big for what you are looking for.

skibumsgirl

English Gardens had some Mums in the containers the size you would find geraniums in. I had never seen them in containers that small before. I didn't really pay attention to the colors though because I was in a hurry. You should be find buying them a week or more in advance. I have had 3 mums from Sams Club on my porch for over a month now and they look fine.