Potting soil needs to be loose, highly organic and well-draining. I mix my own using 45-50% sphagnum peat moss, 25% finely ground pine bark mulch, 20% sandy loam topsoil and 10% expanded shale.

Flowering trees are a dramatic way of adding color to your landscape without you having to put in tons of work. For example, a crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) tree is an excellent choice for ...

Dear Neil: Is there an effective treatment for crape myrtle bark scale? It’s not as bad as it was a few years ago, but I’d like to eliminate it. As insects in Texas go, this is a comparative ...

Crape Myrtles are one of the most well-known flowering trees in our area. Crape myrtle does best when grown in full sun on moist, well-drained soils.

On Air Q: My crape myrtles may have leaf spot. They’re 45+ feet tall, and I can’t spray them. What do I do? By Ashley Frasca November 04, 2024 at 5:15 pm EST + Caption ...

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Dear Neil: We have two large crape myrtles next to our community pool. They were damaged by the February 2021 cold spell. They’re alive, but they only have random clumps of leaves on some ...

Dear Neil: We have two large crape myrtles next to our community pool. They were damaged by the February 2021 cold spell. They’re alive, but they only have random clumps ...

Mimosas, fruitless mulberries, and crape myrtles were the usual victims of this bizarre butchery. Little by little gardeners have given it up, except for crape myrtles.

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 ...

All crape myrtles bloom on new growth, so an early spring pruning will not affect blooming potential. I highly doubt much pruning will even be needed, but if you need to tidy them up at all, do it ...