Question
This past Easter I received a beautiful luscious plum colored "mini mum" from my dearest friend, Laura Jane. At the time when she said, "I didn't give you cut flowers, because flowers die." I didn't realize how soon that would come to mean much more.

The Friday after Easter, Laura passed away and I have this living gift that's all I have left..... as silly as it MAY sound to some of you I will be beyond crushed and angry with myself if this plant dies....

The weather in Connecticut right now is insane.... In early April we had a 92 deg day but a few nights ago, a FROST!!!! WTF! In the sun and warmth, the mum was outside and I couldn't get home before the frost and it was also knock over in the brutal wind. Three stems snapped off and now the plant is in sort of a "C" shape. I've re potted it ever so gently in a bigger pot with
Shultz Potting Soil Plus and mixed in a little Shultz Peat Moss.
It's the most I could due with the money I have.  I could not plant them in the ground because I plan on moving soon.

There is a lot of adequate drainage, but though most of the leaves are holding up ( everyone is telling me how hearty Mums are) I'm so scared they'll die. At least half the flowers have bits of brown on the petals. I need to know what to do from here...!
I'll do anything....! HELP!!!!

Answer
Here in the midwest, we plant mums in early April. We still have many nights that dip down in the high 20s, sometimes resulting in a freeze which is much more severe than a frost. But mums are the most hardy of flowering plants, and will definitely survive a frost. You should have nothing to worry about as the plant should recover just fine.

Good luck, and please write again if I can ever provide assistance.

Regards,

Mike