When you close your eyes and think of a Southern summer garden, the first image may be an ancient live oak with low, sweeping branches, but the second image is puffs of sunset sky-colored crepe myrtle ...

CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina beach volleyball team will return to action this week as the Chanticleers host Catawba in a doubleheader at home on March 12. The matches are scheduled to begin at ...

The fire that became known as the Covington Drive Fire has continued to burn near Myrtle Beach. It is one of the largest among more than 175 wildfires that have now erupted across South Carolina ...

Q. Our crape myrtle trees are about 10 feet tall. How much should be trimmed off the trees and when? A. Save yourself some time and keep these crape myrtles attractive by skipping major pruning.

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 ...

The Myrtle Beach area got .7 inches of rain and gusts of wind during a storm on Wednesday afternoon, said Stephen Keebler with the National Weather Service “Yesterday’s rain was a big help ...

Crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica) are a popular tree or shrub in the landscape known for their bright flower display during the summer and attractive bark during the winter. With crape myrtles ...

The largest of the brush fires erupted Saturday in Carolina Forest, a community west of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The fire exploded in size overnight, forcing residents in at least half a ...

Standard crape myrtles have the potential to be wonderful small trees, if they aren’t chopped to their knees annually. There are thousands of varieties available, and the plants mature height ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - An Ohio man was sentenced to spend decades behind bars after admitting to strangling his ex-girlfriend to death in the Myrtle Beach area. Blake Linkous, 20, of Blue ...