Mum Pals
Cooler nights and shorter days means autumn is just around the corner and it’s time to start re-decorating for the new season. One of fall’s favorite flowers is the garden mum. But, why limit your front steps to just one plant? There are a wide variety of flowers and foliage that make the perfect companion to a garden mum! Fall in North Carolina means we can use a wide variety of warm-season annuals and cold hardy evergreens to pair with fall decorations. Here are a few of our favorite “mum pals’:
Croton
![croton by door](https://fairviewgardencenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/GRP_0110-mum-683x1024.jpg)
Coleus
![coleus](https://fairviewgardencenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GRP_0112-mum-1024x684.jpg)
Celosia
![fall mum and pumpkin](https://fairviewgardencenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GRP_0105-mum-684x1024.jpg)
Pumpkins
![pumpkins](https://fairviewgardencenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GRP_0111-mum-1024x684.jpg)
Ornamental Cabbage & Kale
![](https://fairviewgardencenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Fall-planter-inspiration-kale-in-bushel-basket-with-ornamental-grasses-and-plants-734x1024.jpg)
Ornamental Pepper
![pumpkin and plant](https://fairviewgardencenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GRP_0106-mum-684x1024.jpg)
Grasses
![](https://fairviewgardencenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/carex-678x1024.jpg)
Coral Bells
![](https://fairviewgardencenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/heuchera-red.jpg)
Snapdragons
![](https://fairviewgardencenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/snapdragon.jpg)
Zinnia
![](https://fairviewgardencenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/zinnia-marigolds.jpg)
Marigolds
![](https://fairviewgardencenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marigolds.jpg)
Ferns
![porch chair with plants](https://fairviewgardencenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GRP_0116-mum-684x1024.jpg)
Photos courtesy of @imfixintoblog and @gloryrozephotography.