High humidity and recent rain are creating perfect conditions for powdery mildew to spread on your garden plants.

We’ve received a number of calls in the last few weeks about a mysterious white egg-like substance specifically on Crape Myrtle trees. It’s been a new one for a lot ...

If you live in this part of the world, how does your garden grow?

This tree blooms when many others are done for the year, attracting butterflies and other pollinators. In winter, the seeds ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Ten crape myrtle trees are starting to bud as they settle into their new home at Tyler Junior College after being rescued from the now-demolished Tyler Square. The trees were ...

Crepe myrtles are certainly beautiful on their own, as the focal point in a flower bed or perched in a corner of the backyard to add some color. But if you’re looking to add color in all seasons or ...

Dear Neil: I planted white crape myrtles on the west and east sides of my patio 10 years ago. As I sit there, I see a fine mist dropping to the ground. The grass refuses to grow beneath the trees even ...

We all enjoy the colorful blooms of flowering crape myrtles in the summer. But it’s those same trees that all too often fall victim to a misguided winter ritual known as “crape murder,” the aggressive ...

Wipe pumpkins with a bleach or vinegar solution to prevent rotting and help them last longer. Keep pumpkins out of direct sunlight and rain to preserve them through the season. Use natural items from ...

A: That’s horrible behavior on a prior landowner or trash dumper. As to your question, I think you may be going down a couple of wrong streets. “Seeds” would imply an annual vine. I’d think you’d want ...

Not long ago, I received the following email: “I have two crape myrtle trees in my front yard, one about 25 years old and one about 10 years old. They are in full sun. They usually bloom later than ...

There's good news and bad news at Trident Technical College: we now have crape myrtle scale. The good news is horticulture students get firsthand exposure to this invasive pest. The bad news is we ...