Yet there is one item that deserves to be struck from our list of official state notables as it tarnishes the rest of this noble menagerie: the crape myrtle, our official state shrub. If you were ...

This variety also grows quite rapidly (3–5 ... think of crape myrtles as small trees or large shrubs, you can find true dwarf ...

Garden tip of the week with Jennifer Ferguson. Today, we will discuss the crape myrtle bark scale. This small elongated insect is white and gray, feeds on the crape myrtle tree, and produces a ...

And when we take the container off we see ... the reasons why people commit crape murder or hacking is because it's easier and maybe it is easier on a crape myrtle that's 40 feet tall.

Unlike the azalea, camellia, and gardenia, which pine for acid soil, crepe myrtle ... crape myrtles and crapemyrtles if you prefer—range in size from dwarf selections that grow less than 3 ...

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 ...

One is in the 400 block of Telfair Street and the other in the historic Magnolia Cemetery off 3 rd Street. The crape myrtle bark scale looks a lot like what its name suggests. The insect infests ...

If an emergency occurs in your community, it may take emergency response teams some time to reach you. You should be prepared to take care of yourself and your family with basic supplies for a ...

Common boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) line either side of the Sunken Garden, flanked by rows of American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) and Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica).

Take your four-legged friend on your Myrtle Beach-area vacation. Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach and Litchfield Beach made Veterinarians.org’s list of top 10 dog-friendly beaches in South Carolina.