Crape Myrtle

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• Evergreen shrubs

  I have two evergreen shrubs that I can't recall the name, but all I know is that I really hate them and want to replace them with something else. They are those low-to-the-ground numbers that are supposed to be good on slopes for erosion control, etc. CAN'T think of the… More

• Need help identifying several plants

  Hi All, I'm new here and I'm new at identifying plants. I just moved into a new house and am having a hard time figuring out what some of the plants are. I'm particularly trying to identify 4 plants. 2 are listed below and the other 2 are on another… More

• Help gardenias are sick

  ...ther ideas? I have one planted under a very large Crape Myrtle tree. (1st picture if they come out right)The other one is in the front flower bed and gets… More

• Need Help...Just Moved

  I just moved into this house in December. Well..it needs a lot of landscape help..lol I need suggestions please! I have never grown a plant in my life, and I know nothing about gardening! EEK. But I would love to make this pretty and I think I would really enjoy… More

• Crape myrtles (sp)

  I have several crape myrtles that has grown just a long stem, about 6ft tall. How do I prune and when, to make it into a bush? Thanks. John More

• Frozen Japanese Maple question

  ...he advice that another member posted about frozen crape myrtles, but what about my (once) gorgeous Japanese Maple?… More

• crape myrtles

  Does anyone know if my crape myrtles are dead? The temperatures have been below freezing the last few nights and everyone in this area cut their trees back in February and the green that has bloomed so far has all turned brown and brittle on every one that I see… More

• The dude's seed swap list

  ...e to trade. I'm looking for any of the following: crape myrtle (a smaller variety) hardy gardenia (preferably Chuck Hayes, but not that important) Chinese… More

• a bunch of seed questions

  ...nd pampas grass seeds? forgot to ask this. i left crape myrtle seeds in a unheated garage since may. will the still germinate? i soaked them for 24 hours then sowed them More

• worried about crape myrtle after severe pruning

  ...d some very bad web advice about severely pruning crape myrtle to encourage growth of large blossoms. After some reading on my own, I realized that he has committed "crape murder." Our crape myrtle bushes are more severely pruned than *anything* I've seen on the web...he's cut… More

• Help Crape Myrtle question

  Hey all, I was wondering what to do with my crape myrtle that got hit by a late frost. It was just starting to leaf out when a hard frost hit, for the longest time I thought it was dead but I kept watering it. Now it's sending up new… More

• Crape Myrtle or Wax Myrtle?

  ...ng trouble figuring out if a tree in my yard is a crape myrtle or a wax myrtle, and thought maybe someone here can help. The tree was here when we moved in, but it must have been planted as part of the landscaping within about the past… More

• transplanting crape myrtle

  Hello there everyone, I am new to the board and was wondering if anyone could help. I am in st. johns florida which is just south of jax florida and I jsut moved here from NY in july. I wanted to move some trees around in my yard rather than… More

• this vine is all over my roses and crape myrtle

  and i have no idea what it is! is anybody able to identify it and give it a name for me? i would really appreciate it since i need to prune it back a lot and knowing what it is would really help me in knowing what kind of precautions… More

• Bush Or Tree

  i heard that if you cut a limb off a crape myrtle and plant it in the ground it will grow is this true? More

• crape myrtles look dead

  Does anyone know much about crape myrtles? I have had them for 3 years and they are starting to really take off until I noticed that after the last few evenings of below freezing temperatures that the green that has bloomed now is brown and brittle. I cut the trees… More

• crape myrtle

  Okay here is the story. I absolutly love crape myrtles. I just got back from a visit with my sister in the Roanoke valley of Virginia and I brought a crape myrtle with me. I am bound and determined to grow this here in our zone 5. Anybody out there… More

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