You just bought a young crepe myrtle for your garden. Before you can enjoy the vibrant blooms, you need to stake it to make ...

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Bond said her crape myrtles, magnolia and cypress trees are cold hardy plants, this means they can withstand cold ...

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Trees are, or soon will be, losing their leaves. That will make their trunks all the more visible. That’s when you’ll begin ...

Fall is the time to get your crepe myrtles ready for winter. Adding mulch and cutting back on watering and fertilizer can protect them in cold climates.

Dear Neil: I recently bought a house in rural East Texas. It’s on 2.5 acres of heavily forested land. I didn’t walk the entire area before the closing, and only recently have I discovered that I ...

Dear Neil: Is there any hope for my crape myrtle plant that was frozen in recent winters? Absolutely. These sprouts are coming up from its root system. They are genetically the same as the top growth ...

Among the many mistakes everyone makes when growing crepe myrtle, improper care during the winter is the nail in the coffin that will kill your beautiful, blooming trees. Crepe myrtle trees ...

Not long ago, I received the following email: “I have two crape myrtle trees in my front yard, one about 25 years old and one about 10 years old. They are in full sun. They usually bloom later than ...