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 might wear a smaller version called a "garter" on their arms, often coordinating with their date’s mum. Community influence: Local schools may have specific customs surrounding homecoming ...

smaller versions of the mum often worn on a boy's arm, for their own children to exhibit on spirit days. TEXAS HISTORY: Homecoming mums are a Texas tradition. How did they become what they are today?

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...