You don’t need to commit crepe murder.

This fast-growing (up to 5 feet per year) woody plant flowers all summer long, making crape myrtle a popular garden favorite. “Specimen trees can be great for shade in the summer,” says Tracy Harrison ...

With proper care, crape myrtles can remain healthy and attractive for decades. Careless use of mowers and string trimmers around these thin-barked trees is a common problem. This type of equipment can ...

Although native to eastern Asia, crape myrtles are indispensable in the Southern landscape. Its vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to September virtually ...

You’ve probably noticed that crape myrtles are coming into bloom in our part of Texas. They put on a long annual show for us culminating in a dazzling display toward the middle of summer. And we can ...

Texas gardeners are abuzz these days with questions about crape myrtles and the special care they may need as we head into late spring. My reply when asked about these popular plants often goes in ...

One example of varieties for patios and small gardens is the “Tonto” crape myrtle, which reaches between 1.5 and 3 meters in ...

This improperly pruned crape myrtle tree has undergone “crape murder,” which is when the entire crown of the crape myrtle tree is cut off. Courtesy of Leaf & Limb, a Raleigh-based tree care company ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Despite being native to China and Korea, the Crape Myrtle is the official shrub of Texas. You can hardly walk down a street in this area without seeing one in someone's yard ...

You may prune crape myrtle shrubs when they are within reach — the wood is easy to cut and this is the dormant season. However, pruning injures all plants either temporarily, as sap is lost, or ...

Crape Myrtle is a quintessential South Carolina landscape tree, and the history of crape myrtles and South Carolina are intertwined - just like the branches of this glorious tree. The first crape ...

Now's the time of year you're most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence of improper wintertime pruning. The practice has even been given a not-so-affectionate nickname: ...