I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle for this dormant season earlier this month. So, instead of visions ...

Pruning is essential for attractive, healthy trees and shrubs and improves the quality of flowers, fruit and foliage. The ...

SNOW PEA PICKIN': Pick snow peas in the vegetable garden frequently. Ideally, the pods should be harvested when flat before ...

Question: I have a friend who wants to know the best time to prune crape myrtles. I told him February. Is this correct? Answer: Pruning crape myrtles is always a hot topic. Some want to do heavy ...

MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of Ti plants, palm trees, broccoli, petunias, tomatoes, crape ...

and summer-flowering trees and shrubs such as crape myrtle, oleander, vitex, althea and abelia. Walk around your landscape and note problems or issues that need to be addressed with pruning.

Timing is key when it comes to pruning flowering and fruiting plants. Randy Forst, extension educator for consumer ...

But, whether you want your crepe myrtle to reach towards the sky or maintain a more shrub-like appearance, some annual pruning is usually necessary. Want to make sure you prune your crepe myrtles ...

Crape myrtles are cherished for their eye-catching blooms and elegant shapes, yet a myth persists about their care. Many people falsely believe that severely cutting back crape myrtles to bare ...