McKINNEY - Despite the scorching sun, bursts of bright purples, deep pinks and creamy whites pop from the crape myrtles that line several of this city's main drags. Here, it seems, crape myrtles are ...

Crape myrtle, known as the lilac of the South, is one of the most popular landscape plants in the Southeast. And rightfully so because they are easy to grow and create landscape interest year-round.

Chris Reese says The Briar Patch has the widest selection of crape myrtles in the state. And believe me, he's not kidding! When I pulled into the nursery's parking lot, it seemed as if the crape ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. An artist friend of mine calls crape myrtles “living bouquets.” In the ...

Continuing the theme of patriotic gardens in red, white and blue plants from last week, let’s look at white for the summer garden. Is there anything more cooling that beautiful, sleek white blooms and ...