The author blames the practice of "crape murder," or cutting back all branches annually, for the weak growth. Proper pruning, ...

Gardening author and podcast host Kathy Jentz praises the beauty of the blooms. "The flowers are borne on long branches in ...

When I share the secrets to growing crape myrtles in Prescott, gardeners often express surprise. You might think these ...

Each summer, Natchez bursts into vivid color as thousands of crepe myrtle trees bloom across downtown and nearby ...

The most wind-resistant trees have deep, extensive roots, strong trunks, and flexible wood that bends under wind pressure ...

Leaf colors can vary from green in summer to bronze, yellow, orange and red in autumn ... The single-trunk crape myrtle is a popular street tree that grows 15 to 25 feet tall and usually does ...

Drivers making a “right on red” must yield to drivers making ... Yearly, I’m horrified by the number of crepe myrtle trees hacked to knobby stumps. People, please stop!

Thanks to the Crepe Myrtle trees, everything around the neighborhood ... In the fall, the leaves turn a beautiful red color, and the constantly shedding bark means the whole tree is a perfect ...

Crape myrtle ... trees still available from the plant sale will be available for purchase, in addition to plants in the greenhouse. 8:30-11 a.m. March 20, Genoa Friendship Gardens, 1210 Genoa Red ...

Crepe myrtles are a go-to flowering tree for Southern gardens ... makes a nice backdrop for the cherry red, pink, or white blooms of a dwarf crepe myrtle. Then for the foreground, you can add ...

Our crape myrtle shrub is sprouting vigorous shoots from the base. Do we cut these off? Answer. Unless you want a shrub or small tree with additional ... often almost solid red to a blend of ...