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 ...
This tree blooms when many others are done for the year, attracting butterflies and other pollinators. In winter, the seeds ...
It’s hard to avoid wax myrtle, a multi-stemmed, shrubby, evergreen tree that’s native from New Jersey south to Florida and Texas. Called wax myrtle because female specimens bear multitudes of tiny, ...
TREES AND SHRUBS add structure, color and interest to any landscape. Those with dark leaves play a key role in mixed borders, where their colorful foliage contrasts beautifully with blooms of ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crepe myrtle tree in a front yard - Christine_kohler/Getty Images When you have a small yard, you might think trees are out of the ...
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 ...
Crepe myrtles are one of those dependable plants that seem to flower for many months in spring and summer. But, once the flower heads start to turn brown, many gardeners ask whether or not they should ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If crepe myrtles stop flowering, these tips will help your plants rebloom The Spruce / Jayme Burrows Known as the “lilac of the ...