Why do named varieties of crape myrtles seem to disappear from nurseries? Two popular names from the past, Watermelon Red and ...

I work with crape myrtles several days per week ... A: Slugs, snails, and pillbugs like to hang out in warm, moist settings. Mulch and fallen tree leaves are ideal. However, the organic mulches ...

Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) ...

Our crape myrtle trees are about 10 feet tall ... which for in ground plants is once or twice a week. Keep a light mulch on the soil and feel down into the ground to make sure it is remaining ...

Well-draining soil is essential for this plant, and if you add some mulch to the soil around the base, it shouldn't need a lot of extra watering. In fact, crape myrtles are considered one of those ...

Pink crape myrtles against the bright summer sky ... It’s best to clip them back to about 1 inch after the first freeze, then mulch over the clumps with shredded tree leaves.

Mulch: Apply 2-3” of mulch where existing mulch is thin ... Powdery mildew – Inspect apple, crape myrtle, grape, rose, and stone fruits (March - May).

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 excretes a sugary solution known as “honeydew,” like what is ...

Why are the trunks of my crape myrtles turning black? They look rather unsightly. Mine aren't the only ones doing this -- ...

Janet B. Carson, a freelance writer, retired in 2018 from her 38-year career at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension. She was a horticulture specialist and coordinator of the Arkansas ...