By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Crape myrtles are cherished for their eye-catching blooms and elegant shapes ...

SNOW PEA PICKIN': Pick snow peas in the vegetable garden frequently. Ideally, the pods should be harvested when flat before ...

A crepe myrtle that's been cut all the way back to ... "Lightly prune them in early spring, and avoid any heavy cutting, while focusing on shaping over doing any drastic pruning." ...

During the course of this week, the “Snow Moon” will be shining as the full moon by Valentine’s Day in our hamlet of ...

Protected underneath that covering is an insect with what we call piercing/sucking mouthparts. As they live under the hard shell, they are free to feed upon your plant. A few of these insects is not a ...

Plant Doctor: Here’s the 411 on pruning and cutting back your crape myrtles Q: My landscape plantings contain mainly shrubs and perennials that have never been mulched. How can I safely apply ...

Cutting figs back because they’ve grown too ... Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram Crape myrtles should never be topped. It ruins the plants’ natural growth forms forever, plus ...

A crepe myrtle that's been cut all the way back to its trunk is a ... "Lightly prune them in early spring, and avoid any heavy cutting, while focusing on shaping over doing any drastic pruning." And, ...