Now's the time to prune your crape myrtles to get the most flowers.

I would like to know if I need to cut the faded flowers or green seed pods off of my crape myrtle once the flowers have dried up. Looking up online, I get two answers: Some say, yes, cut; others say, ...

Crape myrtles are beginning to bloom now in south Louisiana, and they’ll continue into September. So LSU horticulturist Dan Gill has some suggestions for caring for your crape myrtles throughout the ...

Stop fertilizing and reduce watering in fall to help crepe myrtles transition into winter dormancy. Fall is prime time to plant new crepe myrtles and prep existing ones with mulch and pest control.

Now’s the time of year you’re most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence of improper wintertime pruning. The practice has even been given a not-so-affectionate nickname: ...