Pruning your crepe myrtle into a multi-trunked or single-trunked tree enhances its autumn and winter interest by highlighting the plant's structure and multi-colored bark. Follow this guide for ...

It doesn’t matter how horticulturists talk about proper pruning techniques, each year more and more trees are cut back to stubs. Standard crape myrtles have the potential to be wonderful small ...

Crape myrtles are cherished for their eye-catching blooms and elegant shapes, yet a myth persists about their care. Many people falsely believe that severely cutting back crape myrtles to bare ...

Time outdoors is always a pleasure. One of my personal favorite tasks in getting ready for spring is pruning trees and shrubs. Crepe Myrtles are small, multi-trunked trees that too many gardeners ...

I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle for this dormant season earlier this month. So, instead of visions ...

Timing is everything when it comes to pruning a crape myrtle. So when is it too late to prune crape myrtles if you want blooms in the summer? Along with not cutting off next year’s flowers ...

And the best way to prune it is to the stump. As for landscapers and homeowners: Stop planting crape myrtles. You can do better. And for our lawmakers who elevated this aggravating growth to the ...

As far as routine pruning is concerned, most crape myrtles need very little pruning and can develop into attractive trees when left to grow to a more natural shape. A little tip pruning ...

My husband wants to plant crape myrtle trees on the side of the house ... Do not be in a hurry to prune the trees. Wait to see how badly they were damaged by the freezes. Evaluate the trees ...

Question. We recently purchased a home and have two crape myrtles that bloomed profusely last year. When do you prune these plants, and how far back to do the trimming? Answer. Now is the time ...

Southern gardeners have a love/hate relationship with crape myrtles. There is no other plant I can think of that is so frequently planted in our landscapes and yet so poorly misunderstood.

Southern gardeners have a love/hate relationship with crape myrtles. There is no other plant ... Most importantly, how in the world are you supposed to prune them? Matthew Stevens is the County ...