Dwarf myrtles include cultivars that are less than 4 feet tall when fully grown. These smaller crepes give all the brilliant color of their taller cousins, but because they’re smaller, you can get a ...

These petite shrubs are perfect for pots and patio gardens. Think small with the top picks for dwarf container shrubs.

What makes a landscape high maintenance? The saying “right plant, right place” is the grown-up version of the matching game. Does the plant match the site’s light, soil, water and space requirements?

Dwarf evergreens are perfect for maintaining interest in the garden, even in small spaces. Fortunately, there are many attractive species to choose from, all of which retain their foliage during dark ...

It’s hard to avoid wax myrtle, a multi-stemmed, shrubby, evergreen tree that’s native from New Jersey south to Florida and Texas. Called wax myrtle because female specimens bear multitudes of tiny, ...

New, smaller crape myrtles fit better in most gardens while providing lots of flower power and sometimes colorful purple leaves too. Older, large types like Natchez, Muskogee, and Tuscarora grow into ...

If you have a spot for a specimen shrub or tree, consider planting a crape myrtle. They are cold hardy, produce attractive flowers, and may also provide some free pest control. Since we are on the ...

If you have a spot for a specimen shrub or tree, consider planting a crape myrtle. They are cold hardy, produce attractive flowers and may also provide some free pest control. Since we are on the ...

This time of year, when we walk outside, we are immediately hit with a thick wall of Northeast Florida humidity. While most of our landscape trees and plants are drooping or having pest and disease ...

Crape myrtle shrubs are among the easiest plants to transplant and grow. They require only a moderate amount of fertility, water and maintenance. Crape myrtles are available in several sizes, shapes, ...

Crape Myrtles are easy to grow. They are also the state’s official shrub. “I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it!” These words are meant to be sung loudly. This song was recorded in 1982 by The ...