Dear Neil: About three weeks ago our crape myrtles started dropping leaves. We’ve lived here 20 years and we’ve never seen them do this before. They were watered weekly. Any idea what the ...

This time of year, there's also a lot of controversy going around gardening circles regarding our beloved Southern gem, the crape myrtle. And to set your mind at ease, it's not whether the ...

WASHINGTON — Crape Myrtle trees are found all over the DMV. They boast beautiful blooms and are a staple of many landscapes. But little white critters, called bark scale, are threatening the trees.

For the record, however, notice how strongly the new shoots have grown on the crape myrtle down the hill. One of the plants came through unscathed and is blooming beautifully. The one to the right ...

Like many trees, crape myrtles have a shallow root system that grows just below the surface of the soil. They produce dense mats of fibrous roots that are approximately 12 inches deep. These root ...

For the record, however, notice how strongly the new shoots have grown on the crape myrtle down the hill. One of the plants came through unscathed and is blooming beautifully. The one to the right ...

A: Lovely landscape. Lovely crape myrtles. Without watching your plants operate during that time, I’m going to have to give it an educated guess. It still is likely that they got a bit dry.

Dear Neil: We have two large crape myrtles next to our community pool. They were damaged by the February 2021 cold spell. They’re alive, but they only have random clumps of leaves on some ...

About three weeks ago our crape myrtles started dropping leaves. We’ve lived here 20 years and we’ve never seen them do this ...