Even during a drought, you know it’s summer in Redlands when the crape myrtle trees burst into bloom along many streets and in many gardens. The crape myrtle or Lagerstroemia indica is a deciduous ...

From attracting pollinators to repelling pests, companion plants can benefit the crepe myrtles in your yard. And you'll add color and texture for more impact.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pink crepe myrtle tree flowers - Jaclyn Vernace/Shutterstock Flowering trees can transform a dull patio into an at-home oasis, and ...

There is no such thing as an ugly crape myrtle âEUR” unless it’s been butchered into one of those stubby-looking things you see in parking lots or some misinformed homeowner’s yard. Even then, the ...

Name: The popular Crape Myrtle tree, with its brilliant summer flower display, is a tree that can cheer anyone who is heat weary. Crinkle-petaled blossoms cluster at branch tips and bloom for many ...

And so it begins again. Years ago, this was hog-butchering time. Now it has unfortunately become crape myrtle-butchering time. The only pruning crape myrtles ever need (if at all) is thinning the ...

The crape myrtle has become the standard of medium-size trees to plant in the Louisiana landscape. Crape myrtles are easy to produce, easy to grow and very inexpensive to purchase. But sometimes we ...

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 ...

It is crape murder time again. The time when landscapers do not have enough to do so they murder crape myrtle trees. Why? That is a question I have asked myself for years. Why would someone cut a ...