Crape Myrtle Bark Scale a Sticky Situation Crape myrtles have become a beautiful part of our summer landscaping since it was ...

Are we ready for summer? We’ve had roller coaster spring weather, which is typical for this part of California. Also typical ...

These are pests of the cool, wet times of spring and early summer. They hang out in moist, mulched beds and they come out to ...

Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.” Josiah Soto. “It is the month of June, the month of leaves and roses, ...

Container-friendly trees are perfect for indoors or outdoors, and they travel well. Learn the best container-friendly trees ...

Dear Neil: Why is my crape myrtle dead? The bark is splitting and peeling off. Inside, the trunk is black and the wood is moist. The plant beside it has leafed out normally. My grapefruit is ...

Crape murder is happening all over town. It doesn’t matter how horticulturists talk about proper pruning techniques, each year more and more trees are cut back to stubs. Standard crape ...

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 ...

Somehow, the belief that crape myrtles should be brutally pruned by cutting off their tops persists, even though it's inaccurate. Crape murder is a term that has been coined to describe this ...