Roses, hydrangeas, and lavender aside, crape myrtle is another bloom that requires ... he tells us that these dwarf trees ...

In the past, it was true that you pruned crape myrtles to reduce powdery mildew infestations. With the breeding of plenty of ...

I often wonder what our parkways would look like in winter if the crape myrtles planted there possessed colorful bark.

It's a dwarf crape myrtle variety known as Lagerstroemia 'Pocomoke'. This spectacular hybrid was first released in 1998, and you'll love the deep pink blooms of color it will add to your garden.

Somehow, the belief that crape myrtles should be brutally pruned by cutting off their tops persists, even though it's inaccurate. Crape murder is a term that has been coined to describe this ...

Timing is everything when it comes to pruning a crape myrtle. So when is it too late to prune crape myrtles if you want blooms in the summer? Along with not cutting off next year’s flowers ...

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 ...