They have become as much a part of homecoming celebrations ... at the center of Ms. Anthony’s mum was dressed in a miniature version of her blue-and-white first lieutenant’s uniform.

The hallways at Lake Travis High School clanked and jingled on homecoming day ... This year, Farr made her mum with the Cedar Creek school colors of blue, black and white and adorned it with ...

A homecoming ribbon ... to create the world’s largest mum while recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is in October. The team created a pink and white mum with a plywood base ...

some 500 white faux flowers, dozens of silver stars and Christmas ornaments, a teddy bear, foam finger and more tiny trinkets. A teddy bear is seen the top of a homecoming mum during a measurement ...