The neighbors might be pruning crape myrtle wrong, but that doesn’t mean you should butcher yours, too. Perhaps no shrub or tree suffers from the pruning mistreatment that crape myrtles do.

While they're generally considered tough trees, crepe myrtles require some special care to ensure they are healthy and thriving, including avoiding crepe murder while pruning, and a watchful eye ...

Myrtle, a pet tortoise in Mississippi, was reunited with its family weeks after disappearing during a tornado outbreak. Found ...

I have a good-sized crepe myrtle that must be moved ... as long as the ground is not frozen. Before moving a tree or shrub of fair size, some earlier prep will help reduce transplant shock ...