Perhaps no shrub or tree suffers from the pruning mistreatment that crape myrtles do. You’ve seen the victims: majestic crape ...

Crepe myrtles—or crape myrtles and crapemyrtles if you prefer—range in size from dwarf selections that grow less than 3 feet tall to several large varieties that reach upwards of 30 feet.

And when we take the container off we see ... the reasons why people commit crape murder or hacking is because it's easier and maybe it is easier on a crape myrtle that's 40 feet tall.

This time of year, there's also a lot of controversy going around gardening circles regarding our beloved Southern gem, the crape myrtle ... early-spring appearance. 3. Remove branches that ...

Garden tip of the week with Jennifer Ferguson. Today, we will discuss the crape myrtle bark scale. This small elongated insect is white and gray, feeds on the crape myrtle tree, and produces a ...

The City of Clearwater is giving out free trees to residents tomorrow, it’s in celebration of Arbor Day.

Now’s the time of year you’re most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence of improper wintertime pruning. The practice has even been given a not-so-affectionate ...

One is in the 400 block of Telfair Street and the other in the historic Magnolia Cemetery off 3 rd Street. The crape myrtle bark scale looks a lot like what its name suggests. The insect ...

In addition to these common insects, we need to watch for some of the exotic invasive insects relatively new to our area – the spotted lanternfly and crape myrtle bark scale. Crape myrtle bark scale ...

That’s why I prefer to cut my plants back to 2 or 3 inches from the ground soon ... Let me know if any of these might be too close. A Natchez crape myrtle 7 feet from concrete piers under ...

The latest Y’all Means All event coming up this weekend in Downtown Natchez has Natchez “blooming” with anticipation. Blooming By The River, described as a floral and gardeners’ haven, is taking place ...

TUPELO — Northeast Mississippians caught a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse on Monday afternoon between breaks in cloud cover. Rather than taking a trip to Arkansas, Chloe Stricklin of ...