SHREVEPORT, La. - Tucked behind Akins Nursery on East Kings Highway in Shreveport stands a towering natural marvel: the ...

The author blames the practice of "crape murder," or cutting back all branches annually, for the weak growth. Proper pruning, by selectively removing some limbs, and choosing sturdy cultivars can ...

These often reach mature heights ranging from dwarf shrubs at 3 feet to stately trees at 20 feet, so select a size that fits your garden space. Planting Your Crape Myrtle for Success ...

Container-friendly trees are perfect for indoors or outdoors, and they travel well. Learn the best container-friendly trees from arborists.

If you have a crape myrtle tree in your yard, you may have heard about "Crape Murder". It's when the tops of crape myrtles are cut down.

Ava Marie is at Valley View Farms talking about the reasons people are planting more myrtles in Maryland, and the conditions they need to thrive.

You’re in luck. The 2024 Crape Myrtle Festival will return to John Barnes Park in Ardmore on Saturday. The annual festival is free to the public with free parking. Yolanda Eubanks, Director of the ...

The myrtle is quite clearly a tree—one that grows in an inelegant tangle of oft-gnarled trunks. Pedants may argue that the crape’s hydra of stems technically qualify it as a shrub.

Fortunately crape myrtles tolerate all forms of pruning. Horticulturists usually like to leave their shrubs and tree forms with the natural look by providing minimal pruning.

We will see a variety of springtime insects such as bumble, honey and carpenter bees; also, aphids, caterpillars, and beetles appear in the landscape. In addition to these common insects, we need to ...