Homecoming mums — for Stanley cups ... Garters, a smaller version worn by boys, are similarly decorated and festive. Traditionally, dates exchange mums and garters, much like corsages and ...

The modern mum is much different than what started as boys gifting a chrysanthemum corsage to their homecoming dates, according to Mumtastic, a Conroe-based business that specializes in mum and ...

Boys wear smaller versions called garters on elastic bands on their arms. Since Texas homecoming mums are not exactly subtle and sized quite gigantically with ribbons and lace trailing to the ...

"I started with my boys when they went to high school ... On average, Valudos makes about 500 boot and peewee mums and 100 big mums every homecoming season, with each mum taking an entire ...

Apparently, homecoming mums are the word in Louisiana and Texas ... Garters: Like in Texas, boys might wear a smaller version called a "garter" on their arms, often coordinating with their ...

The hallways at Lake Travis High School clanked and jingled on homecoming day ... strode through the hallway wearing mums — or garters for boys — that their girlfriends had given them.

Mums are elaborate adornments typically ... having grown considerably since the days when a boy commemorated homecoming by giving a simple chrysanthemum corsage to a girl, and received a garter ...

and students are once again going all out for the traditional homecoming mums! Everything is bigger in Texas — including homecoming decorations and traditions. As football games continue ...

Cecilia Valudos, the owner of Regal Homecoming Mums, is in high gear for mum season. "I started with my boys when they went to high school. Then it just evolved from there, doing their friends ...