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

A few precautions now can help nurse the landscape through possible cold damage in the coming months. Despite a trend toward warmer winters, that doesn’t mean we’re immune from a super-cold spell or ...

Two weeks ago, I wrote about being enamored with purple flowers and the feeling of calm their presence in the garden creates. I mentioned this was not by chance, since purple is an analogous color of ...

The Horry County solicitor is asking for a temporary injunction to close a Myrtle Beach oceanfront hotel that allegedly has become a public nuisance. Solicitor Jimmy Richardson stated in the petition ...

Eggshells and coffee grounds are not recommended for direct use in gardens and are better suited for compost piles. Coffee grounds contain chemicals like caffeine that can harm some plants and may ...

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 ...

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 ...