Many gardeners select crepe myrtles by bloom colors, but you can also choose a plant by its fall foliage (see chart below).Now is the perfect time to plant these beautiful trees, which come in ...

Crepe myrtles—or crape myrtles and crapemyrtles if you prefer—range in size from dwarf selections that grow less than 3 feet tall to several large varieties that reach upwards of 30 feet.

If you live in an area with mild winters (USDA Hardiness Zones 6-10) and your yard offers full sun and well-drained soil, here are nine different ways to incorporate a crepe myrtle into your ...

Some of the best tree-size crape myrtle types include Red Rocket (true red flowers), Sioux (pink), Osage (pink), Apalachee (lavender) and the familiar Natchez (white). Medium crape myrtles (up to ...

Crape myrtle is a quintessential South Carolina plant. In fact, the first crape myrtles to ever to be planted in the western hemisphere were introduced by Andre Michaux into Goose Creek, South ...

Crape myrtle cultivars have differing sizes of mature height that include dwarf (less than 4 feet), semi- dwarf (less than 12 feet), intermediate (less than 20 feet), and tree (greater than 20 ...

Crape myrtles have put on their dazzling display lately, but crape myrtles are a flowering tree that needs care.

Thanks to the Crepe Myrtle trees, everything around the neighborhood seems to be awash in pink. My walk this week is inspired by the new box office smash Barbie.

Walter Reeves answers Atlanta-area lawn and garden questions, including Japanese beetles' crape myrtle leaf preferences, and dwarf mondo grass getting long.

MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of crape myrtles, dwarf yaupon hollies, hibiscus, lichen on plants, anise, cordyline, tomatoes and aglaonema ...

Growing Zuni Crepe Myrtle Trees Since the Zuni crepe myrtle is a semi-dwarf tree, it fits into smaller spaces. The tree needs full sun, so pick a sunny spot with enough space to accommodate at ...