The question about pruning Crepe Myrtles and other plants seem to top the list of questions for this week. The butchers are out there. The time is now for getting in your soil test, so you can amend ...

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 ...

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 ...

Crape myrtles are some of the most attractive and versatile landscape plants.They have been referred to as the lilac of the South and during the summer months they bloom profusely while requiring ...

Crape myrtles have it all, from beautiful summer blooms to low water needs. Question: While driving along Main Street in Sebastopol last week, I was struck by the beauty of the stately trees with ...

So far, 2025 has been the best year I’ve seen for crape myrtles in the past 15 or 20. Many of us feel they’re the best flowering shrubs and small trees for the South, and this year is certainly ...

When Mary and Carl Burman retired in 1971, they picked the right city. This is crape myrtle country. "I have loved crape myrtles all my life," Mary Burman said. "When I lived in Michigan I tried to ...

Gwen and John Saar do enjoy crape myrtles. In fact, they have 14 or 15 growing in their Captain's Point Circle landscape and most were in bloom when I visited. John said he rooted many of the crape ...

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 ...

The question about pruning Crepe Myrtles and other plants seem to top the list of questions for this week. The time is now for getting in your soil test, so you can amend the soil by spring time. Do ...