Crepe myrtle

Crepe myrtles drop flowers, leaves, seeds, pods, and bark, so they can make a mess of nearby areas. Here are the worst places to plant a crepe myrtle tree.

Crepe myrtles (Lagerstroemia) deliver showy summer flowers, attractive bark, and brilliant fall color. Get our guide for planting and caring for this classic tree.

Just because your neighbors butcher their crepe myrtles doesn't mean you should too. Here's how to fix past mistakes and prune crepe myrtles correctly.

Check out this simple, how-to guide for crepe myrtle pruning. Don't let other landscaping companies ruin your crepe myrtle trees.

Organizers hope the Natchez International Crepe Myrtle Festival, June 21-22, will rival the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., and fall foliage tours in New England.

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Here are Landscaping Ideas with Crepe Myrtles to inspire you so you can uplift your garden using these low-maintenance shrubs.

Lagerstroemia indica 'De'Puard' has a compact, rounded head and smooth, mottled bark. It produces lime-green leaves in the spring that mature to green in the summer before turning brilliant shades of red, orange, and yellow in the autumn. In the summer, Lagerstroemia indica 'De'Puard' produces large, cone-shaped panicles of light-pink to pale-purple flowers. Lagerstroemia indica is deciduous and native to India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, the Himalayas, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, and Vietnam…

Masterful blending of Natchez and Arapaho crape myrtles. White Crape Myrtles

Read our comprehensive guide to Crape Myrtles. Read about their history, get planting tips, and understand how to care for your Crape Myrtle.