MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice about crape myrtles, summer vegetables, lemon trees, tomato plants, indoor palms and ...

The author blames the practice of "crape murder," or cutting back all branches annually, for the weak growth. Proper pruning, ...

The commonly planted Natchez crape myrtle is known for the cinnamon brown inner bark that is revealed when the outer bark ...

My daughter has several crape myrtles in her yard. Some of them have started to lose the bark on their trunks, and there is an orange residue where the bark has fallen off.

Since crape myrtles flower in summer, it’s usually wise to keep your pruners stowed away until these plants enter a state of dormancy in winter. Pruning in summer can delay blooming and make ...

According to the Charlotte Observer in Charlotte, NC, the Albemarle Road Presbyterian Church was fined $4,000 for improper pruning of its crape myrtles.

The Downtown Natchez Alliance on Saturday honored the work of volunteers in Natchez who work to Keep Natchez Blooming in the ...

Improper Pruning Crepe myrtles bloom on new wood— pruning plants at the wrong time can clip away flower buds and leave you with bloom-less branches.

But if you are not able to deadhead crepe myrtle flowers, it is nothing to lose sleep over. Below are a few tips on how to deadhead and prune crepe myrtle in the summer months ahead.