Something is eating the impatiens on one side of my planter, while the impatiens on the other side is doing fine. What can I ...

Why Crepe Myrtle Leaves Turn Brown. In Summer. If you are seeing brown leaves (or even partially brown leaves) on a crepe myrtle shrub at the end of a dry summer, the problem could be due to drought.

Q: About three weeks ago our crape myrtles started dropping leaves. We’ve lived here 20 years and we’ve never seen them do this before. They were watered weekly.

Dear Neil: About three weeks ago our crape myrtles started dropping leaves. We’ve lived here 20 years and we’ve never seen them do this before.

Many crape myrtle trees across the D.C. region are infested by a bug called bark scale, which leaves behind a black fungal infection. A cure is elusive.

On Air Q: My crape myrtles may have leaf spot. They’re 45+ feet tall, and I can’t spray them. What do I do?

If you prune your crape myrtles in winter, the summer leaves will be thinner than on an unpruned plant. Different varieties might have slightly different leaf thickness too. Q: My 12-year-old ...

Crape myrtles are indigenous to temperate and tropical regions from Asia to Australia. Their leaf shape is similar to a true myrtle ( Myrtus ) and their brightly colored flowers are crinkly like ...

DEAR NEIL: About three weeks ago our crape myrtles started dropping leaves. We’ve lived here 20 years and we’ve never seen them do this before. They were watered weekly.

Q: There’s white stuff all over my crape myrtle foliage and flowers. I’ve never seen it this bad. What is it, and what can I do about it? A: Powdery mildew is the culprit, and it seems … ...

Q: About three weeks ago our crape myrtles started dropping leaves. We’ve lived here 20 years and we’ve never seen them do this before. They were watered weekly.

Leaf & Limb, a tree preservation and planting company in the Triangle, offers the following advice for crape myrtle maintenance: “As the tree ages, prune it regularly using proper techniques.