Hydrangeas are a showstopper in the garden, but they don't pair well with everything. Consider planting them alongside these ...

Gardening author and podcast host Kathy Jentz praises the beauty of the blooms. "The flowers are borne on long branches in ...

When I share the secrets to growing crape myrtles in Prescott, gardeners often express surprise. You might think these ...

White recommends the Pink Velour, Sioux, Acoma, Country Red, or Catawba varieties for long-lasting summer blooms in ...

The most wind-resistant trees have deep, extensive roots, strong trunks, and flexible wood that bends under wind pressure instead of breaking. Some good examples are the live oak, crape myrtle, and ...

Q: Why is my crape myrtle dead? The bark is splitting and peeling off. Inside, the trunk is black and the wood is moist. The plant beside it has leafed out normally. My grapefruit is another story ...

Since the Zuni crepe myrtle is a semi-dwarf tree, it fits into smaller spaces. The tree needs full sun, so pick a sunny spot with enough space to accommodate at least 12 feet of height and 10 feet of ...

Speaking as a “plantaholic” who likes just about all things with foliage, fronds or needles, one plant I started to salivate over in the 1990s was crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia sp.). For us in ...

Crape myrtle bark scale probably came into America on a bootlegged plant. It’s native to China. Still not knowing what it was, horticulturists from Texas saw it and recognized the unknown pest ...

Crape myrtle, depending on the variety, can grow anywhere from one to 7.5 metres high and bloom in varied shades of pink, red and white. Helen Chesnut Apr 5, 2023 4:00 AM Share by Email ...

Studies increasingly link crape myrtle topping with crape myrtle bark ... 1210 Genoa Red Bluff. ... Learn about the monarch northern migration to summer breeding grounds while taking a garden walk.