Chrysanthemums take center stage as fall nears. Check out these shows across the nation and find one close to your neck of the woods. Visit the National Chrysanthemum Society for more information at www.mums.org.

59th Annual Chrysanthemum Show
October 4–5
Franklin Park Conservatory
1777 East Broad St.
Columbus, OH

Mum Show
October 4–5
The Lodge at Point Defiance Park
Tacoma, WA

Mum Show
Oct. 9–11
Lewiston Center Mall
Lewiston, ID

Mum Show
October 11–12
The Livonia Civic Center Library
32777 W. Five Mile Road
Livonia, MI

Mum Show
October 11–12
Frelinghuysen Arboretum
Morristown, NJ

Mum Show
October 11–12
Hicks Nursery
100 Jericho Turnpike
Westbury, NY

Mum Show
Oct. 18–19
Holiday Inn, BWI Airport Conference Center
890 Elkridge Landing Road
Lithicum Heights, MD

Mum Show
Oct. 25–26
Cal State University
Orange County, CA

42nd Annual Chrysanthemum Show
October 25–26
Merrifield Garden Center
Fairfax, VA

31st Annual North Carolina Mum Show
Oct. 25–26 
The NC Arboretum
Asheville, NC

61st Annual Show
Nov. 1–2
Shepard Garden and Art Center
3330 McKinley Blvd.
Sacramento, CA

Mum Show
November 1–2
Clark Public Utilities Building
1200 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA

35th Annual Chrysanthemum Show
Nov. 15–16
The Valley Garden Center
1809 N. 15th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ

Mum Show
November 22–23
Nevada Garden Club Center
3333 West Washington
Las Vegas, NV

Mum Show
December 6–7
Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Houston, TX

Don’t Miss Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Chrysanthemum
Oct. 18–Nov. 16

The elaborate flower show and cultural exhibition returns to the New York Botanical Garden from Oct. 18-Nov. 16. These chrysanthemums are meticulously cultivated in a traditional Japanese art.

The Chrysanthemum is revered throughout Japan, where it has been carefully cultivated and expertly trained into codified forms through floricultural techniques developed over 1,500 years. Cultivating and training kiku is exceptionally difficult, requiring expertise and constant attention throughout a yearlong growing period, during which time the plants are vigilantly watered, pinched, staked and tied to grow in a variety of highly specialized shapes.

For more information about this exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden, visit www.nybg.org.