The South's love affair with crepe myrtles is undeniable. In some areas, you see them on practically every street—and for good reason. Few plants can match their combination of spectacular summer ...

'Lovely time of year for their blooms,' one person said.

Dwarf myrtles include cultivars that are less than 4 feet tall when fully grown. These smaller crepes give all the brilliant color of their taller cousins, but because they're smaller, you can get a ...

Gardening advice from an urban horticulturist emeritus with the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service ...

Flowering trees are a wonderful way to attract birds and butterflies to your garden, but many yards are simply not large enough for a full-sized tree. Enter the dwarf (or semi-dwarf) crape myrtle ...

Fall is the best time to plant trees and shrubs to ensure strong root systems able to survive the following summer. Crape ...

I would like to know if I need to cut the green seed pods off my crape myrtle. Looking online, I see two answers. Some say to ...