Fall is the time to get your crepe myrtles ready for winter. Adding mulch and cutting back on watering and fertilizer can protect them in cold climates.

Among the many mistakes everyone makes when growing crepe myrtle, improper care during the winter is the nail in the coffin that will kill your beautiful, blooming trees. Crepe myrtle trees ...

Stop fertilizing and reduce watering in fall to help crepe myrtles transition into winter dormancy. Fall is prime time to plant new crepe myrtles and prep existing ones with mulch and pest control.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Some crepe myrtles are showing damage from a freeze last winter but simple maintenance can help them look great again. “I believe it was December 23,” said Tim Hartmann ...

If you have a spot for a specimen shrub or tree, consider planting a crape myrtle. They are cold hardy, produce attractive flowers, and may also provide some free pest control. Since we are on the ...

The crepe myrtle is a spectacular tree and, if kept in good health, it can elevate the look of any garden. To ensure the tree blooms as it should come late spring, and the branches can hold the weight ...

Gardeners, another cold snap has quickly come and gone, fortunately for us! How lucky we are to live in an area which doesn’t remain severely cold for weeks or months at a time. The few days of frigid ...

Apparently winter has decided it’s time to make her frigid presence known, arriving in Southeast Texas for an extended period…the entire week! Fortunately for us all, winter is most often fleeting — a ...

Crepe myrtles, Lagerstroemia indica, vary in size from dwarf shrubs to multi-trunked and single-trunk trees growing to 30 feet tall. Most varieties produce beautiful blooms starting in spring or ...

Driving around New Orleans, it is clear that crape myrtles are likely our most popular flowering tree. They make beautiful street trees, lining neighborhoods with colorful blooms throughout the ...