Stan Stanley is one of a dying breed. He likes to grow chrysanthemums — big, spectacular, perfectly groomed “disbud chrysanthemums” that win prizes at flower shows and exhibitions. At one time, there ...

Though summer flowers linger, they no longer steal the show. Leaves that just a week or so ago were July green now show signs of scarlet, yellow, bronze and burgundy. And glory of glory, the mums are ...

But not many of us want to give up space to grow things under a plastic tent. As an alternative system, we plant our chrysanths in ever-bigger pots. Some are in five-litre and some in 10-litre pots ...