From the team at Gardeners' World Magazine
Follow these steps to produce fresh and productive chrysanthemum plants.
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Chrysanthemums are popular border plants, adding valuable colour in late summer and autumn.
However, these vigorous and free-flowering plants tend to wear themselves out quite quickly. The oldest part of the plant, in the centre of the clump, becomes weaker and the stems flop, while the outer shoots remain thick and healthy.
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