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It is a prolific bloomer, in the sun or shade and it artistically cascades or tumbles over the rim of hanging baskets and containers. It is the new Surefire Cascade Red begonia, which is making its ...
In a celebration rich with tradition and community pride, Paris High School junior Emmi Severson was officially crowned the 2025–2026 Crape Myrtle Queen. The 48th annual coronation, a cherished event ...
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In the 1930s, more than 40,000 crape myrtles were planted in Norfolk to turn the city into the Crape Myrtle Capital of the World. “They are such important trees to our city.
Dear Neil: I had an old, dead crape myrtle removed and ground out this spring. Now new sprouts are appearing. Should I continue to let them grow? How can I ...
Topping a crape myrtle forces the tree to produce unsightly root suckers. Ultimately, topping results in an ugly, odd-looking, higher-maintenance, out-of-balance (much-reduced canopy but same root ...
A great choice for Florida is the queen crape myrtle tree. This cultivar has large lilac-purple blooms and doesn’t drop its foliage in fall. It’s a handsome shade tree that feeds essential pollinators ...
A rare Queen Crape Myrtle tree can be seen at the left in this photo of a house at 274 Monterey Road. The tree was discussed at length in September before the Architectural Commission rejected ...
Landscape designer Dustin Mizell of Environment Design Group assured the board at its meeting Sept. 27 that every effort would be made to protect the Queen Crape Myrtle, although he said nothing ...
A month later, Perry told the board the Queen Crape Myrtle had become a focal point for the redesign of the front of the planned house. The house, he said, had been shifted to make more room for ...
Crape myrtle pruning weakens the plant, making it more susceptible to disease and insect infestations. If the tree is correctly placed and can grow to its mature size, let it grow.