Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A crepe myrtle plant will perform best if it is planted somewhere where it can receive full sun in well-draining soil. "Although ...

Q. I need advice of how to trim my crape myrtle. It is a mess and I don’t know where to start. Any advice would be helpful. — D. Revell, Hertford, N.C. A. The good news is that you have a small tree ...

Also known as "Lilac of the South" due to its popularity in zones 7 to 9, crape myrtle is a deciduous shrub or small tree that explodes with white, deep rose, or magenta blossoms from July to ...

Crape myrtles are common landscape plants. In today’s article, Gary Knox, a horticulture professor with the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, answers common ...

Gardening season is in high gear and everyone has a question of some sort. Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University's Extension Service. OSU ...

Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia) are trees with aspirations to be big shrubs. Leave a tree alone and eventually most will send up lots of shoots from the base and turn into something more akin to a large ...

Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) is a beloved choice for many North American gardeners, known for its stunning summer blooms, vibrant foliage in the fall, and impressive bark. With its ability to ...

Q. My crape myrtles have small scraggly blooms that appear in mid-summer. Is there a fertilizer that can help them? A. Plants that are not performing well in the landscape usually require a full-scale ...

I would like to know if I need to cut the faded flowers or green seed pods off of my crape myrtle once the flowers have dried up. Looking up online, I get two answers: Some say, yes, cut; others say, ...