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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pink crepe myrtle tree flowers - Jaclyn Vernace/Shutterstock Flowering trees can transform a dull patio into an at-home oasis, and ...

We Southerners share certain memories—the smell of a freshly mowed lawn, the high-pitched cry of cicadas on sweltering days, the juicy taste of sweet watermelon, and the vision of huge crepe myrtles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Question: Crape myrtles have been beautiful in our landscape. If we prune off the faded flower stems do the plants produce more blooms? Answer: Get ready for another round of flowers if you trim off ...

Though springtime in Lancaster County is greeted by a spectrum of blooming trees and shrubs, late-summer color can be hard to come by. Fortunately, in Lancaster County, we can grow crape myrtle, a ...

You’ve probably seen crape myrtle trees pruned to look like a coat rack. Hopefully, you’re not guilty of doing this. The term “crape murder” was coined to describe this drastic topping of crape ...

In the picture above, it's obvious that something has gone wrong. When you drive past a heavily pruned crepe myrtle tree (occasionally spelled "crape myrtle") your impression might be that someone ...

'Lovely time of year for their blooms,' one person said.

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 severe ...

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 ...