Crepe myrtles are a go-to flowering tree for Southern gardens, but not every garden is suited for a large tree. These dwarf varieties are great to mix into perennial beds, to grow in planters, or to ...

Crape myrtle, known as the lilac of the South, is one of the most popular landscape plants in the Southeast. And rightfully so because they are easy to grow and create landscape interest year-round.

'Princess Holly Ann' from Garden Debut is a dwarf good for small spaces. (Courtesy of Garden Debut) Though my garden is small, I've planted nine trees, a practice I would have laughed at in the past.

Learn how to use small trees for landscaping to create the ideal backyard in every season — even if you don't have much space ...

There is no absolute "proper planting interval" for crape myrtle trees. Spacing is based on the mature size of the plants. Photo by LSU AgCenter. QUESTION: Horticulture must be like religion -- ...

The Sun's annual crape myrtle sale is being held this morning starting at 7 in the big parking lot in the back of the Oaks Mall, behind Burdines-Macy's. Past years' experience has shown there are ...

In the spring as the weather changes, many are concerned about pruning crape myrtles. Hacking the tops of crape myrtles has become a common practice in Rowan County as often referred as “Crape Murder.

Q: I have a semi-dwarf crape myrtle. I'd like to keep it small since it's between two other bushes. When is the best time to trim it? A: You could do a light neatening now, but the best time for ...

DEAR NEIL: I had several rose bushes that developed rose rosette virus just as you have described. I knew that I needed to take them out right away, and I did that. Now I want to replace them. I ...

This time of year, when we walk outside, we are immediately hit with a thick wall of Northeast Florida humidity. While most of our landscape trees and plants are drooping or having pest and disease ...

This is the time of year when we often see crape myrtles unnecessarily topped: Main stems that are several years old are cut back, usually leaving branch stubs 2-5 inches or more in diameter. Topping ...

The crape myrtle has become the standard of medium-size trees to plant in the Louisiana landscape. Crape myrtles are easy to produce, easy to grow and very inexpensive to purchase. But sometimes we ...