The crepe myrtle you see above is deep-pink 'Miami.' I planted it in my front yard from a 3-gallon pot 15 years ago. I never pruned it much, because I strung it with tiny Xmas lights that I never ...

Crepe myrtles come in a brilliant array of colors sure to brighten any yard. But they also come in many different heights and choosing the one that best fits the space you have is the key to ...

Crepe myrtles roots are shallow and not invasive but keep a safe distance from the foundation, the same footage as the plant reaches at maturity (5 feet for a 5-foot plant). As a Mini Grove ...

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 ...

The Sun's annual crape myrtle sale is being held this morning starting at 7 in the big parking lot in the back ... Very dwarf - 3-5 feet: Victor, dark red. Dwarf - 5-10 feet: Acoma, white, weeping ...

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 feet).

Dwarf crape myrtles mature at a height of 5 feet, medium crape myrtle cultivars grow up to about 15 feet in height and tall or tree-size crape myrtle cultivars exceed 15 feet and often grow to 20 ...

The proper way to prune crape myrtles. Published 12:00 am Sunday, February 28, 2021 ...

Carol Frary is a graduate of the Extension Service Master Gardener class. This column runs biweekly and feature information indigenous to the area. To have your question answered call the ...

There are four main categories of size for crape myrtles, from dwarf (3 to 5 feet), intermediate (5 to 10 feet), medium (10 to 20 feet), and tall (more than 20 feet).

Please. No ties or cologne for dad on Father's Day. Get him one of the new generation crape myrtles. They are absurdly easy to grow, bloom through early fall and look great in virtually any garden ...

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 least 12 feet of height and 10 feet ...