Gardens can wither away in a Southern summer, which is why we need reliable flowering shrubs. These easy summer-blooming ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The 10th Annual Crepe Myrtle Trail Ride along Mobile Bay will take place tomorrow. Riders will start at McNally Park at 8:30 a.m. and explore the waterfront. After stopping ...

Amazon Summer produce and flower seeds are in the ground while trees and bushes are well on their way ... toolkit is missing a pair of bypass pruning shears, consider snapping up these Fiskars ...

Pruning your crepe myrtle into a multi-trunked or single-trunked tree enhances its autumn and winter interest by highlighting the plant's structure and multi-colored bark. Follow this guide for ...

I have a good-sized crepe myrtle that must be moved. When is the best time to do this? These are best moved when dormant, in late fall or winter, as long as the ground is not frozen. Before moving ...

A Southern Living magazine article in 1997 referred to the adverse pruning practice of severely cutting crepe myrtles down to stubs, terming it “crepe myrtle murder.” The phrase remains in use ...

Another plant that flowers exclusively on new growth is the crepe myrtle, which means it’s a prime candidate for substantial pruning. Not only is winter its dormant period, but this is also when ...

Pruning like this may shorten the life of the tree. Topping crape myrtle trees is certainly not, and never has been, the preferred way of handling these graceful and beautiful trees. (Proper ...

Timing is everything when it comes to pruning a crape myrtle. So when is it too late to prune crape myrtles if you want blooms in the summer? Along with not cutting off next year’s flowers ...

Myrtle has been used in the wedding bouquets of Royal brides since Victorian times and is traditionally known as a symbol of love. Although the common name myrtle is given to trees of other species ...