Tall types exceed 20 feet in height. If you think that's not possible, look at Muskogee or Red Rocket. If those don't ...

Name: The popular Crape Myrtle tree, with its brilliant summer flower display, is a tree that can cheer anyone who is heat weary. Crinkle-petaled blossoms cluster at branch tips and bloom for many ...

Two new crape myrtles – Lagerstroemia indica – will be featured at this year’s Crepe Myrtle Festival July 15-16 at McDonald Garden Centers in Hampton, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.

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

Dazzling may be the appropriate word to describe the beauty of crape myrtle shrubs and trees in full summer-blooming glory. Native to China and Korea, crape myrtles were introduced to the U.S. in ...

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.

To maximize crape myrtle bloom, plant the trees in full sun and in well-draining soil to prevent waterlogged roots and stunted growth. Regular water is needed several times a week for the first 2 ...

For almost every sunny spot in the landscape, there is a crape myrtle variety that will fit, from ground cover through small tree. But the drought-tolerant plants with the pretty blooms can ...

It's a crape myrtle with white, red and purple flowers. The tree includes a kaleidoscope of colors because several trees were grafted together, which is a very difficult process.

You can do that and learn more about this perfect tree at the Crape Myrtle Festival at Al's Garden Center in Sherwood and Woodburn beginning tomorrow, Aug. 14, and running through Aug. 23.

arts entertainment Lifestyle Topping crape myrtles is unnecessary, but planting them too deep is even worse Leaving root flares exposed is the key to having healthy trees.