Crape myrtles are iconic Southern classics ... or two feet per year until they reach a maximum height of 20 feet. Most varieties prefer full sunlight in moist soil that drains easily, and they ...

If you're going to invest the money, time and valuable garden space in shrubs, you may as well make sure you've got something ...

Our young crape myrtle shrub is leaning due to winds from ... type of onion that forms bulbs under the shorter days of spring. Varieties include Granex, Grano, Pumba and Texas Sweet that may ...

Q: I am planning a permaculture garden on my half-acre lot. I know it’s best to plant fruit trees first. Which fruit trees fare best in this region? I would love apple, peach, plum, cherry and ...

Crape myrtle is a perfect choice ... proper maintenance, and treatment. Many pear varieties suitable for planting in Georgia are available in local nurseries. Some of the most popular species for the ...

Step 1 - Water Thoroughly: "As winter approaches, give your crape myrtle a deep watering to help it withstand the dry winter months," he notes. "Especially if your area doesn’t ...

Many plants are now bred to have some resistance. In the case of a crape myrtle or other large tree, application of a systemic fungicide may be applicable, since spraying the leaf canopy isn’t ...

Freeman’s research focused on the crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS), an ornamental pest that damages crape myrtle trees by creating a sooty mold from insect dropping, also known as honeydew, on the leaves ...

Both are naturally derived and used by organic gardeners following label directions. Q. My crape myrtles have lost most of their leaves. Can I do needed pruning now? A. Better wait until late ...

Q : How do I save the holly tree (see reader's photo)? How best to prune the crape myrtle right on the edge to the left of neighbor's trash cans? It is too tall. Thank you so much. A ...

Many of the trees that fell, such as the large silk floss tree outside the library and the crape myrtles next to the Go Pavilion were non-native to our area and mostly decorative. So while we have ...

A Krispy Kreme in Myrtle Beach has closed. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean USA TODAY NETWORK A downtown Myrtle Beach location of popular doughnut chain Krispy Kreme has shut down. “This shop is ...