Dear Jane: Three years ago, I planted three crape myrtle bushes. I would like to prune them into the tree form. How do I do this? - Thelma Cohagen, Nashport Dear Thelma: This was a good summer for ...

Crape myrtles, Lagerstroemia spp., are deciduous shrubs or trees native to southeastern China. The crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica, was introduced into England in 1759 and met with dismal ...

This week's Plant Pick of the Week is a summer-blooming version of what we usually consider a tree that grows only 4 to 5 feet tall and wide.

You’ve probably seen crape myrtle trees pruned to look like a coat rack. ... But standard “tree form” cultivars, such as Natchez, may reach heights of 30 feet or greater.

But Florida has the crape myrtle.Introduced to the United States more than 200 years ago, crape myrtles grew best in the Southern states. They flowered for months and grew […] Skip to content ...

Both Star Roses and Plants and Terra Nova Nurseries debuted several new plant varieties at Cultivate'25 in Columbus, OH.

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

My husband wants to plant crape myrtle trees on the side of the house. We live on a corner lot, and this will be nice curb appeal with the proper up lighting. However, I do not want them to be huge.

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

Gardening 101: Crape Myrtles 02:31. 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 ...