Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close up of a pink crepe myrtle growing tree in bloom. The crepe myrtle is a spectacular tree and, if kept in good health, it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prune crape myrtles in late winter to encourage strong new growth and flower production. Avoid pruning in spring, summer, or fall ...

Now's the time to prune your crape myrtles to get the most flowers. Prune crape myrtles in late winter to encourage strong new growth and flower production. Avoid pruning in spring, summer, or fall to ...

In the picture above, it's obvious that something has gone wrong. When you drive past a heavily pruned crepe myrtle tree (occasionally spelled "crape myrtle") your impression might be that someone ...

Crepe myrtles, Lagerstroemia indica, vary in size from dwarf shrubs to multi-trunked and single-trunk trees growing to 30 feet tall. Most varieties produce beautiful blooms starting in spring or ...

When you close your eyes and think of a Southern summer garden, the first image may be an ancient live oak with low, sweeping branches, but the second image is puffs of sunset sky-colored crepe myrtle ...

Efforts to prevent people from committing "crape murder" are reducing the number of unsightly, knobby-knuckled branch ends but may leave people wondering how to correctly shape crape myrtles. Gary ...

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 of ...

Q: It pains me to see so many crape myrtles chopped down to ugly stubs. I see it everywhere, with properly pruned myrtles almost outnumbered by crape "murdered" trees. Will you provide pruning advice?

Question: Several crape myrtles have grown well in my landscape. When and how should I prune them for spring? Answer: Actually, you don’t need to prune crape myrtles, but yearly pruning seems to be a ...

HAMMOND – It's late fall in Louisiana, and this is the time when people think about pruning plants in the landscape. One of the most commonly pruned plants in Southern landscapes is the crape myrtle.

It's early winter in Louisiana, and this is the time when people think about pruning plants in the landscape. One of the most commonly pruned plants in Southern landscapes is the crape myrtle. It is ...