There are mixed opinions about how and when to prune a crepe myrtle. We talked to a gardening expert to get tips and tricks ...

The neighbors might be pruning crape myrtle wrong, but that doesn’t mean you should butcher yours, too. Perhaps no shrub or tree suffers from the pruning mistreatment that crape myrtles do.

Because of this, pruning spring-flowering plants after June risks removing the buds, resulting in fewer flowers the following ...

Crape myrtles should be pruned during the winter. Many people prune in late winter, from late February into early March. The ...

The U.S. Forest Service has terminated a $1.6 million grant to the city of Tampa to plant and maintain trees, combat extreme ...

First detected in the U.S. in Dallas in 2004, crape myrtle bark scale is a sucking insect that feeds on the sap of plants. It ...

It doesn’t matter how horticulturists talk about proper pruning techniques, each year more and more trees are cut back to ...

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice to help care for tabebuia trees, heliconia choconiana, poinsettias, crape myrtles ...

The International Society of Arboriculture's site helps homeowners find certified arborists, plus Neil Sperry sheds light on crape myrtle bark scale pest.

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 crape myrtles that would grow to be about 15 feet ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — If you have a crape myrtle tree in your yard, you may have heard about "Crape Murder". It's when the tops of crape myrtles are cut down. Lukas Suzano with Davey Tree of ...