Homecoming is around the corner, and we're showing how you can make your own homecoming mums garters at home.

Homecoming season 2022 brings the return of one of the biggest and grandest of traditions of Texas: homecoming mums.

Over the years, as the Texas tradition has grown more popular, the mums have become more elaborate and larger in size. Heres the history of the Texas homecoming mum and how the tradition came to be:According to The Mum Shop, a leading designer for custom mums and garter in North Texas, it all began at the University of Missouri, the NCAA recognizes as the official place of birth of homecoming. What started as a small chrysanthemum with just a few ribbons has evolved into an enormous Texas homecoming mum. According to The Mum Shop, homecoming mums became more elaborate in the 1970s and have since continued to grow. Posted by The Mum Shop on Friday, September 13, 2019According to The Mum Shop, homecoming mums were exclusively a Texas tradition but it has since expanded into neighboring states like Oklahoma and Louisiana in recent years.