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Dear Mahatma: All along Interstate 630 through Little Rock, crepe myrtle trees have been planted in the right of way. Each year they get pruned back to 6 feet tall. Why? There are no overhead wires ...

When you close your eyes and think of a Southern summer garden, the first image may be an ancient live oak with low, sweeping branches, but the second image is puffs of sunset sky-colored crepe myrtle ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Ten crape myrtle trees are starting to bud as they settle into their new home at Tyler Junior College after being rescued from the now-demolished Tyler Square. The trees were ...

I am biased when it comes to crape myrtles. I just don’t love them. I find them messy; they drop tons of useless berries and flowers that blow around everywhere, and since they are non-natives, they ...

Determining what time of year to prune your ornamental deciduous shrubs can be tricky and confusing, but we hope to clear up some misconceptions and provide clear guidance for several common landscape ...

Dear Neil: I planted white crape myrtles on the west and east sides of my patio 10 years ago. As I sit there, I see a fine mist dropping to the ground. The grass refuses to grow beneath the trees even ...

It is pruning time for shrub roses, hydrangeas, gardenias, and other summer-blooming shrubs. And yes, even crape myrtles and vitex, for those who choose to do so. In fact, last week somebody beat me ...

A sure sign we are in the winter pruning season is when I start noticing butchered crape myrtles, sometimes referred to as ‘crape murder.’ Because so many landscape professionals engage in this ...

One of the lovely things about living in the King William neighborhood is the abundance of mature trees. Right now, a tree service is pruning trees under and around power lines. To my great dismay, ...