When you close your eyes and think of a Southern summer garden, the first image may be an ancient live oak with low, sweeping ...

Because of this, pruning spring-flowering plants after June risks removing the buds, resulting in fewer flowers the following ...

This week's column shares tips on peach trees and advice for moving a crepe myrtle tree and dividing maiden grass — possibly ...

Crape myrtles are the most popular summer flowering tree in the U.S. Although rarely fatal to the trees, the sticky leaves and black trunks take away the attractive appearance of the trees and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — If you have a crape myrtle tree in your yard, you may have heard about "Crape Murder". It's when the tops of crape myrtles are cut down. Lukas Suzano with Davey Tree of ...

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 myrtles have ...

Dear Neil: Regarding crape myrtle bark scale — Southeastern ... Dear Neil: How can I find someone qualified to tell me if a very large tree needs to be taken down? I’ve gotten conflicting ...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) — A lightning strike sparked a fire inside a house in Columbus. Columbus Fire Chief Duane Hughes said ...