A: Lovely landscape. Lovely crape myrtles. Without watching your plants operate during that time, I’m going to have to give it an educated guess. It still is likely that they got a bit dry.

They were watered weekly. Any idea what the problem might be? Lovely landscape. Lovely crape myrtles. Without watching your plants operate during that time, I’m going to have to give it an ...

Dear Reader: Lovely landscape. Lovely crape myrtles. Without watching your plants operate during that time, I’m going to have to give it an educated guess. It still is likely that they got a bit ...

WASHINGTON — Crape Myrtle trees are found all over the DMV. They boast beautiful blooms and are a staple of many landscapes. But little white critters, called bark scale, are threatening the trees.

Flowering trees can make a big statement when they're in full bloom. Every yard should have at least one such tree.

Q: About three weeks ago our crape myrtles started dropping leaves. We’ve lived here 20 years and we’ve never seen them do this before. They were watered weekly. Any idea what the problem ...

Between the houses, a vintage, yellow pickup truck sat at the bottom of the small crater, a wooden fence and a cluster of crape myrtles leaning across it. A trampoline lay toppled in the hole.

They were watered weekly. Any idea what the problem might be? A: Lovely landscape. Lovely crape myrtles. Without watching your plants operate during that time, I’m going to have to give it an ...

The weather has been as nice as I can ever remember it the Lowcountry the past few weeks. We need some rain badly; however, I ...