Grumpy's 'Miami' crepe myrtle. Photo by Steve Bender. Question from Desperate Reader: I have two red crepe myrtle trees. Both started dropping leaves in midsummer and are now almost bare. I sprayed ...

I watched a gray catbird balance itself on the top of our crepe myrtle tree one day last week. It was clinging precariously to a flimsy stem (I can’t even call it a limb) as it stretched its body to ...

Flowering trees can transform a dull patio into an at-home oasis, and bring a sense of tranquility to your backyard. However, if you aren't ready to fully commit to planting a tree directly into the ...

Crepe myrtles are a go-to flowering tree for Southern gardens, but not every garden is suited for a large tree. These dwarf varieties are great to mix into perennial beds, to grow in planters, or to ...

Although native to eastern Asia, crape myrtles are indispensable in the Southern landscape. Its vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to September virtually ...

You can tell it’s summer in Redlands when the blooms of the crape myrtle trees, Lagersgtroemia indica, appear. Each summer, these deciduous trees put on a colorful eye-catching show. Brilliant ...

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 ...

NORFOLK, Va. — My walk this week is inspired by the new box office smash Barbie. Thanks to the Crepe Myrtle trees, everything around the neighborhood seems to be awash in pink. So I strapped my ...

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 ...