Crepe myrtles, Lagerstroemia indica, vary in size from dwarf shrubs to multi-trunked and single-trunk trees growing to 30 feet tall. Most varieties produce beautiful blooms starting in spring or ...

When you close your eyes and think of a Southern summer garden, the first image may be an ancient live oak with low, sweeping branches, but the second image is puffs of sunset sky-colored crepe myrtle ...

All along Interstate 630 through Little Rock, crepe myrtle trees have been planted in the right of way. Each year they get pruned back to 6 feet tall. Why? There are no overhead wires near them and ...

Apparently winter has decided it’s time to make her frigid presence known, arriving in Southeast Texas for an extended period…the entire week! Fortunately for us all, winter is most often fleeting — a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — If you have a crape myrtle tree in your yard, you may have heard about "Crape Murder". It's when the tops of crape myrtles are cut down. Lukas Suzano with Davey Tree of ...

These crape myrtles are victims of "crape murder," which is excessive pruning. February is also the time to start planting your vegetable garden. All of the cool-season crops can be planted, from ...

If you're reading this article in early March in the cooler hardiness zones of the Upper South and haven't pruned your crepe myrtles, you have about two more weeks to get the job done. Mid-South ...