Find out where crape myrtle grows best and how to choose the right variety for your garden. Plus, get tips for pruning and pests to watch for.

Pink crape myrtles against the bright summer sky ... Petunias of all colors are good in beds and containers. They tolerate light frosts (although frost cloths are good), and you want that head ...

Rated a zone 5 hardy plant, it’s excellent when planted in combination with other evergreens in containers ... friend in Portland has been growing crape myrtles (lagerstroemia) with great ...

Pruning ornamental trees, like crape myrtles. Again, like the fruit trees ... I like to pot them up in a container for a few weeks and then put them in the ground. When you're taking them out ...

Replace any undesirable plants in containers and replenish soil ... Powdery mildew – Inspect apple, crape myrtle, grape, rose, and stone fruits (March - May).

Why do named varieties of crape myrtles seem to disappear from nurseries? Two popular names from the past, Watermelon Red and ...

First detected in the U.S. in Dallas in 2004, crape myrtle bark scale is a sucking insect that feeds on the sap of plants. It excretes a sugary solution known as “honeydew,” like what is ...

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. A: As with most other ...

Why are the trunks of my crape myrtles turning black? They look rather unsightly. Mine aren't the only ones doing this -- ...

How much water a crepe myrtle needs depends on whether it's a newly planted or established plant. Learn how much water crepe ...

Janet B. Carson, a freelance writer, retired in 2018 from her 38-year career at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension. She was a horticulture specialist and coordinator of the Arkansas ...