Drive down almost any street in Dallas, and you'll see: This is crape myrtle country. But gone are the days of choosing between the red one and the pink one. Now, gardeners can choose shades of ...

Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to ...

Crape myrtles in bloom, ... 'Muskogee': Fast-growing, broad tree 20-25 feet tall with high mildew resistance, light lavender-pink flowers, red-orange fall color, exfoliating bark.

Dark pink/red: Tonto - light brown bark, fuchsia red flowers, rounded habit and good resistance to powdery mildew, maroon fall leaf color, 8-12 feet in 10 years.. Tuscarora - light brown bark and ...

(That’s the white crape myrtle Natchez, photographed last month in Jackson, N.C.) Egolf’s obituary in the Washington Post records that after nearly 30 years of crossing crape myrtles, he ...

Crape myrtle is one of the most popular landscape plants in the southeastern United States. Most of its popularity is from the crepe-like, crinkled flower petals in shades of red, pink, lavender ...

Crape myrtles come in a wide array of sizes ranging from dwarfs that remain at 3 feet to towering trees reaching 45 feet. The smart move is to choose a variety that is just the right size for its ...

Gardeners are often advised to plant trees and shrubs in late fall or early winter, when the cooler temperatures make it easier for roots to become established.

A: You are absolutely correct. Crape myrtles have a wide assortment of bloom colors, ranging from white to pink, red, purple and lavender. ‘Zuni’ is one of the best purple-blooming crape myrtles.

Once again it is time for the annual crape myrtle tree sale. As I sat across the desk from Bill Reese of Greenbriar Nursery, I was pleased to hear his excitement that the Star-Banner and ...

Nothing says summer like the 100 days of blooms on crape myrtles that line streets and dot yards throughout Hampton Roads. The crape myrtle has a long and storied history in southeastern Virginia. … ...