"Avoid piling mulch directly against the trunk to prevent rot," he warns. This Premium 8 Pounds Pine Straw Mulch Pack from Walmart is perfect for crape myrtle and can be used around your garden ...

There are some very nice crape myrtles that mature at about 15 feet tall, give or take a few feet. The 8-foot width may be more difficult, as crape myrtles tend to be wider than that at maturity.

Mulch can also highlight the colors, shapes and textures of the crape myrtle flowers, foliage and bark. You’ll find the crape myrtle is not only attractive, but also easy to maintain, with ...

Gardening 101: Crape Myrtles 02:31. 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 ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. My husband wants to plant crape myrtle trees on the side of the ...

Crape myrtles come in a variety of colors and sizes; ... After pruning is is also a good time to renew the mulch layer around the plant to suppresses weeds and conserve soil moisture.

Q: Every year, Japanese beetles attack my crape myrtle, but other crape myrtles in the neighborhood don’t seem to be affected. Why? Connie Stevens, Barrow County A: Mechanical factors of the ...

Oklahomans definitely have a love affair with our crape myrtles; in many areas, you can see them on practically every street. And why not? Few plants can match the crape myrtle’s spectacular ...

Crape myrtles are popular plants, especially this time of year while they’re blooming. Crape myrtles come in all sorts of colors — white, different shades of reds, pinks and purples. You can ...

Speaking as a “plantaholic” who likes just about all things with foliage, fronds or needles, one plant I started to salivate over in the 1990s was crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia sp.). For us in ...