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

And, don't stress over whether your lack of pruning will impact the bloom season. While some people take the pruning all the way to the trunk because they think it will bring bigger and better blooms, ...

The best fertilizer for crepe myrtles should provide good sources of micronutrients, along with other minor elements that the plants are in need of. However, during each growth cycle, crepe myrtles ...

A: Regretfully your crape myrtles have been overtaken by shade and probably won’t be good flowering shrubs again ... other plant problems but this is not the case with your tree.

Crepe Myrtles are small, multi-trunked trees that too many gardeners simply do not prune correctly. In, fact the word botch is more applicable! A Southern Living magazine article in 1997 referred ...

For summer flowering shrubs, late winter/early spring, before green up begins, is the best time to prune for them to look ...

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

If needed, extensive pruning should be done to spring-flowering trees and shrubs soon after they finish flowering. Prune summer-flowering trees and shrubs in mid- to late-winter. Remove dead growth ...

Pink flowering trees create a focal point in the garden, offering outstanding color and eye-catching blooms. These trees also ...