This time in May is critical to the success of your crape myrtles for the next nine months. That includes how well they grow, bloom and look in your landscape. Let’s cover the details. Were they hurt ...

New, smaller crape myrtles fit better in most gardens while providing lots of flower power and sometimes colorful purple leaves too. Older, large types like Natchez, Muskogee, and Tuscarora grow into ...

I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle for this dormant season earlier this month. So, instead of visions of ...

The crape myrtles have been beautiful in this area during the last month. Crape myrtles provide color and texture to the landscape during summer, fall and winter. They are one of the most ...

Crape myrtle shrubs are among the easiest plants to transplant and grow. They require only a moderate amount of fertility, water and maintenance. Crape myrtles are available in several sizes, shapes, ...

Crape myrtle is a plant of my childhood. Like bottlebrush, oleander, Agapanthus, Fatsia and ivy (yes, the noxious weed that's choking out native areas in Oregon), crape myrtle was ubiquitous. After a ...