The weather in south Georgia may not have adequately signaled the arrival of fall, but autumn mums are doing their best to herald the season. In front of one Rudy’s Happy Patch Market building, pots and baskets of mums are laid out for a surge in customers.

Perry Wellness Center founder and CEO Stuart Perry notes, “I think that our mums help welcome fall. We love the holiday season, and the colors of the mums are the first indication of the seasonal change. This past weekend, we had a great group of repeat and new customers.” He points out that local radio advertising serves as a great reminder for area residents.

Stuart concludes, “It is fun to visit the market and greet new and former friends.” 

In the photo, morning sun catches the emerging colors of fall are reflected in the hardy market mums.