During the summer months, Southern California streets and neighborhoods are ablaze in lovely colors thanks to the eye-catching bloom of heat-loving Crape Myrtle. These “living bouquets” are excellent ...

Although native to eastern Asia, crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia) are almost indispensable in the Southern landscape. Their vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to ...

Question: While driving along Main Street in Sebastopol last week, I was struck by the beauty of the stately trees with abundant white flowers that line the avenue. What are they? Are they suitable ...

Question: Some of our crape myrtle limbs have grown quite long. Can they be pruned at this time of the year? Answer: Winds and rains often cause vigorous new crape myrtle growths to droop down and ...

Let’s say you were looking for the perfect tree for California gardens. Something that didn’t grow too big, that developed in a graceful manner with little pruning, that bloomed like mad in late ...

Neil Sperry says it's time to show them some love.

Lake County Extension Office’s “Saturday in the Garden” “Caring for Crape Myrtles” The University of Florida/Lake County Extension Office’s next “Saturday in the Garden,” a speaker series featuring ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. My husband wants to plant crape myrtle trees on the side of the house.

In fall, crape myrtles are in full bloom throughout Frederick County. Crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia Sp.) are trees native to Asia that have become a very popular landscape plant due to their graceful ...

I’d like to introduce you to one of southern Florida’s most magnificent landscape plants — crape myrtle. Originally grown in Japan, China and parts of Southeast Asia, it’s the supermodel of the plant ...

Crape myrtles are now in full bloom. By now you must have had a chance to gaze at a few varieties and decide which ones you would like to purchase at the Annual Crape Myrtle Sale today at the ...