The beautiful Serviceberry tree is a diminutive yet hardy specimen from the eastern US, loved for its flowers and foliage. It's these qualities that earn it its reputation as a tough urban tree.

Some of the flowers, such as petunias, that you enjoyed into June will probably not tolerate the heat and humidity of summer.

Lily Barfield, the 29-year old known as Lily's Vintage Finds on Instagram, opens a boutique hotel called The Marlene Inn in historic Montrose on June 28.

It wasn't long until Charlie, who attends Denham Springs Junior High, saw the bird at 10 feet away on a crape myrtle branch. He got his phone and quickly snapped a picture.

When you have a small yard, you might think trees are out of the question, but there are many smaller, fast-growing trees that will bring color, height, and texture to your outdoor space. One such ...

Why Prune a Crepe Myrtle? The objectives of pruning a crepe myrtle —or crape myrtle if you prefer—are to maintain its natural sculptural form, produce strong branches that hold flowers upright, and ...

Doveweed isn’t a lot of fun to eliminate but finding it early can help. (Contributed Photo) Dear Neil: We have two large crape myrtles next to our community pool. They were damaged by the ...

For the record, however, notice how strongly the new shoots have grown on the crape myrtle down the hill. One of the plants came through unscathed and is blooming beautifully.

The fall bird watching season is here in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Here’s what to know about where to look and what you’ll find.

Crape myrtles begin blooming in mid-July and continue through the end of September in a variety of colors including white, pink, lavender and red.

Hardiness, hotter summers helping colorful crape myrtles find homes here Many are hardy enough, but we were never hot enough. In recent summers, however, I’ve seen them blooming in local gardens ...

The 'Twilight' crepe myrtle — sometimes written "crape myrtle" or "crapemyrtle" — is a Lagerstroemia or crepe myrtle species cultivar with glossy green leaves and crumpled, dark purple to light ...