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 ...

Crepe myrtles should be pruned while the tree is dormant. Learn the best time to prune a crepe myrtle and what happens if you ...

Over the past couple of weeks, fellow gardeners have asked that I explain how to prune crepe myrtles, as I often complain (to anyone that will listen) about neighbors following neighbors' poor pruning ...

The question about pruning crepe myrtles and other plants seem to top the list of questions for this week. The butchers are out there! The time is now for getting in your soil test, so you can amend ...

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 ...

Crape myrtles are a versatile group of plants that can provide summer blooms in your landscape. Select the right size and flower color to fit your specific needs. But there are concerns that are being ...

Discover what to do with crepe myrtle in March. These 3 jobs will set your tree up for a summer of vibrant flowering. Pruning and mulching are key this month.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Some crepe myrtles are showing damage from a freeze last winter but simple maintenance can help them look great again. “I believe it was December 23,” said Tim Hartmann ...

Dear Neil: We added a Natchez crape myrtle to our landscape this spring, and it's doing very well. However, when it blooms, one of its four trunks has pink flowers. How does that happen? What can we ...