Fall is the time to get your crepe myrtles ready for winter. Adding mulch and cutting back on watering and fertilizer can protect them in cold climates.

This improperly pruned crape myrtle tree has undergone “crape murder,” which is when the entire crown of the crape myrtle tree is cut off. Courtesy of Leaf & Limb, a Raleigh-based tree care company ...

Don't let old growth see another spring. There are few summer sights more iconic than a crepe myrtle in full bloom. In ...

Question: Lots of shoots are growing from the base and among the limbs of a tree form crape myrtle. Can I remove these to allow yard work? Answer: Do the needed pruning to make your crape myrtle more ...

Making cuts at the point where the branches are the diameter of a pencil will allow the crape myrtle to maintain its natural growth habit. During the winter, when crape myrtles are dormant, is the ...

Q: Should I remove the seedpods off my crape myrtles? What about cutting them back in general. A: No, and NO! In fact, you should not remove much of anything from the tops of your crape myrtles. I see ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. This July 6, 2017 photo shows a flowering Crape Myrtle in Dallas, Texas. When taking photos in your garden, of your landscaping ...

Dear Neil: We have crape myrtles that are failing to leaf out properly. It looks like last winter hurt them badly. What should we do with them? Their tops have almost no new leaves. A. This past ...

Dear Neil: I had a crape myrtle cut down and the stump ground several years ago. Many sprouts have come up. I’ve sprayed them repeatedly with Round Up, but they’re still there. What can I do? Anyone ...

Editor's note: Brenda Smith is a graduate of the Extension Service Master Gardener class. This will be an occasional column featuring information indigenous to the area. For more gardening news, see ...