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

Vitexes: These small trees put on a stunning display of purple flower spikes each May and June. A second flush sometimes ...

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

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Crape myrtles are cherished for their eye-catching blooms and elegant shapes ...

Many small trees are available, and any size tree can have a positive impact on both the environment and the aesthetics of your landscape. Crape myrtles are a great, widely used tree for small ...

Crepe Myrtles are small, multi-trunked trees that too many gardeners simply ... cutting crepe myrtles down to stubs, terming it “crepe myrtle murder.” The phrase remains in use by many ...

Instead of planting the very tall 'Natchez' crepe myrtle, try a shorter crepe myrtle ... A popular tree for landscaping, this flowering shrub or small tree typically blooms in early spring through ...

This is the time to prune evergreen shrubs, but try to avoid formal shearing whenever possible. It’s best to allow shrubs to ...

Pruning shade versus small ornamental or fruit trees: Fruit trees require annual pruning to keep fruit accessible. Sometimes Japanese maples, crape myrtles and olive trees also are maintained as ...

Small-growing evergreen trees ... street and in yards are attractive to almost everyone. And flowering trees, such as crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica), redbud (Cercis canadensis), sweet ...