A crepe myrtle plant will perform best if it is planted somewhere where it can receive full sun in well-draining soil. "Although these charming shrubs are drought tolerant, they will need to be ...

Crape myrtle cultivars have differing sizes of mature height that include dwarf (less than 4 feet), semi- dwarf (less than 12 feet), intermediate (less than 20 feet), and tree (greater than 20 ...

When you do that you just have to select the 3-5 stems you want to retain as the new trunks for your crape myrtle tree.

These are the most common pests that may attack your crepe myrtle, and what you can do to stop them from destroying your tree ...

A question for Dan Gill: My husband wants to plant crepe myrtle trees on the side of the house. I want them, but I do not want them to be huge. Are there smaller-growing crape myrtles? I was ...

Cutting the entire crown of a crape myrtle tree, known as “crape murder,” can make the tree more susceptible to insects and diseases.

Leave a young crape myrtle tree alone, and eventually many will send up lots of shoots from the base and turn into something more akin to a large shrub.

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice about gardening in Florida about pruning crape myrtles and care of mandevilla, bird of paradise, bahia grass, azaleas, African lilies and sagos.