I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle for this dormant season earlier this month. So, instead of visions ...

SNOW PEA PICKIN': Pick snow peas in the vegetable garden frequently. Ideally, the pods should be harvested when flat before ...

MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of Ti plants, palm trees, broccoli, petunias, tomatoes, crape myrtles and caladiums ...

But, whether you want your crepe myrtle to reach towards the sky or maintain a more shrub-like appearance, some annual pruning is usually necessary. Want to make sure you prune your crepe myrtles ...

Many people think it is necessary to prune crapemyrtles each year. It is not, the less pruning the better. The only time you ...

and summer-flowering trees and shrubs such as crape myrtle, oleander, vitex, althea and abelia. Walk around your landscape and note problems or issues that need to be addressed with pruning.

With snow on the ground, you may not be thinking about your lawn or garden. But late February and early March is the time to ...

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Crape myrtles are cherished for their eye-catching blooms and elegant shapes ...

One thing that makes most horticulturists cringe is the practice of needlessly topping a tree. The elegant crape myrtle is often a victim. I know my predecessor, James Hodges, covered ...

Pruning now will remove these buds and reduce ... My husband wants to plant crape myrtle trees on the side of the house. I want them, but I do not want them to be huge. Are there smaller-growing ...