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The sooty mold struggle is real! A gardenia I grew from a clipping was on the brink of disaster, but with some research and a lot of elbow grease, I managed to nurse it back to health. Here's the ...
MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice about crape myrtles, summer vegetables, lemon trees, tomato plants, indoor palms and ...
The commonly planted Natchez crape myrtle is known for the cinnamon brown inner bark that is revealed when the outer bark ...
How to prune crape myrtle is always a popular subject whenever I make a presentation about pruning trees. The discussion always centers around how far back you should prune them.
There are over 1200 varieties of crape myrtle with mature heights ranging from 2 feet to 40 feet. All you need to do is purchase the variety of crape myrtle that meets your height requirement.
Somehow, the belief that crape myrtles should be brutally pruned by cutting off their tops persists, even though it's inaccurate. Crape murder is a term that has been coined to describe this ...
Tips Crape myrtles don't need to be pruned every year. Trim off suckers and dead branches when you see them, but otherwise limit pruning to an as-needed basis. 2. Don't prune in the spring.
The Best Way To Propagate Crepe Myrtles For A Healthy, Colorful Yard NASA’s Stranded Astronauts Have Another Major Problem — This Time With Their Spacesuits ...
The Best Way To Propagate Crepe Myrtles For A Healthy, Colorful Yard NASA’s Stranded Astronauts Have Another Major Problem — This Time With Their Spacesuits ...
Crepe myrtle shrubs and trees are in full bloom this time of year. I’ve seen some nice specimens in local landscapes as well as at the old airport, in some cemeteries and in Hilo parking lots ...
Participants always enjoy the plant propagation classes By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Our Rowan County Master Gardener volunteers had a fantastic plant sale at the Agricultural ...