Question: Crape myrtles are both heavily pruned and not pruned in our neighborhood. What is correct? Answer: Most horticulturists do not prune their crape myrtles or do what is called pencil pruning.

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Despite being native to China and Korea, the Crape Myrtle is the official shrub of Texas. You can hardly walk down a street in this area without seeing one in someone's yard ...

Crape myrtles are common landscape plants. In today’s article, Gary Knox, a horticulture professor with the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, answers common ...

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 most ...

With its delicate thin petals that form large blooms in white, pink, red or purple, lush green leaves that form a thick canopy of foliage and smooth, exfoliating bark, it is easy to see why the crape ...

How to prune crape myrtles correctly. That's just the head on The Family Plot Gardening in the Mid-South. - (female announcer) Production funding for the Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South is ...

This time in May is critical to the success of your crape myrtles for the next nine months. That includes how well they grow, bloom and look in your landscape. Let’s cover the details. Were they hurt ...

When the dog days of summer roll around, heat makes your garden take a break from flowering. Thanks to the late breeder Dr. Donald Egolf at the U.S. National Arboretum, you can fill this color void ...

The crape myrtle shrubs are worldwide landscape plants in the warm regions. They are the most important summer-flowering shrubs for these regions. Crape myrtles are major shrubs in Asia, Australia/New ...

The crape myrtles have been beautiful in this area during the last month. Crape myrtles provide color and texture to the landscape during summer, fall and winter. They are one of the most ...

Crape Myrtles are easy to grow. They are also the state’s official shrub. “I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it!” These words are meant to be sung loudly. This song was recorded in 1982 by The ...

Crape myrtles are popular plants, especially this time of year while they’re blooming. Crape myrtles come in all sorts of colors — white, different shades of reds, pinks and purples. You can find ...