It’s that time of year, which means fertilizing crapemyrtles once you see leaves start to emerge. Crapemyrtles have the same ...

In a California community where wildfires displaced thousands of residents, arborists and locals are trying to save the ...

The bark of a tree is its own protection against the weather. While we shrug on a coat when it’s wet or cold, a tree will grow its own to insulate itself, keeping moisture out when it’s raining and in ...

Dear Neil: Why do named varieties of crape myrtles seem to disappear from nurseries? Two popular names from the past, Watermelon Red and Glendora White, are rarely available. As with most other ...

Pat Neasbitt Master Gardener Crepe Myrtles bloom on new growth and should be pruned in late spring before leaves appear. Since Crepe Myrtles bloom late,… ...

Migratory birds are returning to the Myrtle Beach area to settle in for the season or pass through on their way north. With ocean, river, marsh and forest, the Grand Strand offers plenty of bird ...

As you drive around the South, I challenge you to find a town without crepe myrtles. My town has planted white crepe myrtles along every main thoroughfare so that it looks like the trees are ...

As you drive around the South, I challenge you to find a town without crepe myrtles. My town has planted white crepe myrtles along every main thoroughfare so that it looks like the trees are covered ...

Amanda> Okay. Phillip, after you answer this, maybe you can talk about this new... invasive, Crape Myrtle bark aphid too and kind of warn people about what that's going to do. Phillip> Absolutely.

And I would, make sure you inspect your crape myrtles for crape myrtle bark scale too. - Yes. - Just in case. - Because you can spray some horticulture oil before the leaves appear. - Yes.