Crape Myrtle is a quintessential South Carolina landscape tree, and the history of crape myrtles and South Carolina are intertwined - just like the branches of this glorious tree. The first crape ...

The Sun's annual crape myrtle sale is being held this morning starting at 7 in the big parking lot in the back of the Oaks Mall, behind Burdines-Macy's. Past years' experience has shown there are ...

Though springtime in Lancaster County is greeted by a spectrum of blooming trees and shrubs, late-summer color can be hard to come by. Fortunately, in Lancaster County, we can grow crape myrtle, a ...

With proper care, crape myrtles can remain healthy and attractive for decades. Careless use of mowers and string trimmers around these thin-barked trees is a common problem. This type of equipment can ...

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 nickname: ...

Although native to eastern Asia, crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia) are almost indispensable in the Southern landscape. Their vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Despite being native to China and Korea, the Crape Myrtle is the official shrub of Texas. You can hardly walk down a street in this area without seeing one in someone's yard ...

Gardeners know what not to do when pruning crape myrtles, but the frequent reminders against crape murder can leave some gardeners wondering if it's possible to prune these plants at all. Efforts to ...

Dear Roger: I appreciated your Sunday column on crape myrtles. But I still want a little more information about what causes them not to bloom. I have three crape myrtle bushes. One is 7 years old and ...

Home gardeners need to know how to properly care for and manage crape myrtles in the landscapes. These are the most popular of our flowering trees, and regularly address questions regarding proper ...

Crape myrtles have become the color-of-choice for many gardeners in the South. These deciduous (leaf-losing) shrubs and trees with attractively exfoliating bark bloom all summer long in shades of ...

This improperly pruned crape myrtle tree has undergone “crape murder,” which is when the entire crown of the crape myrtle tree is cut off. Courtesy of Leaf & Limb, a Raleigh-based tree care company ...