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I wrote recently about pollinator-friendly plants and, in response, an email from Susan Savolainen, who gardens in Banning, ...
For years, the magnolia was considered the queen of spring gardens. However, today a different plant is increasingly ...
Beautiful blooming trees add color and beauty to your yard. This list of flowering trees with pictures will help you decide ...
Deciduous trees and shrubs not only offer interest through with leaves keeping their colour throughout the season and into winter, but they symbolise the change in seasons, offering summer shade and ...
Dear Neil: Why is my crape myrtle dead? The bark is splitting and ... As for the grapefruit tree – that really does look like freeze damage. I see a light at its base and a plastic bag rolled ...
Crape myrtle trees (Gymnocladus dioicus) are known for their vibrant summer blooms, which come in shades of purple, pink, white, and red. They are characterized as deciduous shrubs or small trees ...
This deciduous tree native to Asia thrives in pots and containers with good drainage. The crepe myrtle gets its name from its delicate, paper-like flowers that bloom in vibrant shades of pink, red, ...
Red Maple is a large deciduous fast-growing native tree ... Crape Myrtles are one of the most well-known flowering trees in our area. Crape myrtle does best when grown in full sun on moist ...
Crape myrtle (also known as crepe myrtle), which has the botanical name Lagerstroemia indica, is a large deciduous shrub or ... take on vibrant orange and red shades before falling, while winter ...
Freeman’s research focused on the crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS), an ornamental pest that damages crape myrtle trees by creating a sooty mold from ... Freeman also investigated the red-headed flea ...
The question is, how tall do you want the plant to be and do you want it evergreen or deciduous ... I save the holly tree (see reader's photo)? How best to prune the crape myrtle right on the ...