When September rolls in, it’s time to refresh your outdoor spaces with the stars of the season—mums and ornamental kale. These cool-weather favorites bring bold texture and color to porches, patios, and garden beds, keeping your home looking vibrant well into the fall. At Nunan’s Florist & Garden Center in Georgetown, MA, we grow and carry an outstanding selection of these fall favorites, ready for your containers and landscapes.

Why Mums and Kale?

• Mums (Chrysanthemums): Bursting with color, mums are the go-to plant for instant fall cheer. They come in a rainbow of shades—yellows, oranges, purples, pinks, and whites—making them easy to match with pumpkins, gourds, and autumn décor.

• Ornamental Kale: With rosettes of green, purple, and white, kale adds unique texture and thrives in cooler weather. In fact, kale’s color often intensifies as temperatures drop, giving you fresh beauty right through frost.

Planting & Care Tips

• Sunlight: Both mums and kale love full sun but can tolerate partial shade.

• Watering: Keep soil evenly moist. Avoid letting pots dry out completely, especially for mums, which can wilt quickly.

• Fertilizer: Use a balanced fertilizer like Espoma Plant-tone for healthy growth.

• Deadheading: Pinch off spent mum blooms to encourage longer-lasting color.

Display Ideas

• Front Porch Welcome: Line steps with mums in decorative pots, mixing in kale for contrast. Add pumpkins, lanterns, and cornstalks for a classic New England display.

• Container Combos: Create planters using mums as your “thrillers,” kale as a bold “filler,” and trailing ivy or sweet potato vine as “spillers.”

• Garden Beds: Tuck kale between perennials or along walkways for an eye-catching edge that lasts into winter.

Shop Local, Grow Local

At Nunan’s, about 90% of our annuals and perennials are Nunan Grown, so you can trust they’re hardy, healthy, and acclimated to our New England climate. Visit us this fall to explore our wide selection of mums, ornamental kale, pumpkins, and all the seasonal accents you need to make your home autumn-ready.