Breeding of Crape Myrtles has continued with new, multiple series available—Petite Series, Filligree Series, Early Bird Series, Ebony Series, Dazzle Series, Barnyard Series, Magic Series ...

Are North Texas crape myrtles having a bumper crop of blooms because of the weather? Possibly. A mild winter and early spring could have given these trees a little bit of a head start and boosted ...

The late summer pick-me-up that gardeners crave is at hand. Just call on crape myrtle. Not a sexy name, but definitely a don't-miss-me kind of plant, with its panicles of red, pink purple or white ...

Question: Crape myrtles are both heavily pruned and not ... Keep moist and growth should continue into early summer. Gradually the plants, which are growing from bulb like portions called tubers ...

Question: I have a friend who wants to know the best time to prune crape myrtles. I told him February ... pruning of this shrubby perennial until early or mid-March is advisable.

Crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia spp.) are great shrubs/trees for our area. I have eight in my gardens and have two in small pots that I have propagated to plant or give away. Crape myrtles come in ...

Co-owner Greg Shepherd advises customers to select early-flowering varieties of crape myrtle for the most reliable blooms in our sometimes-heat-challenged Seattle gardens. Listed by size ...

To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. Our 10-year-old crape myrtles turned brilliant colors in early December, and they looked beautiful as they dropped their leaves.