White, wooly adults (figure 1, 2) with pink to purple eggs underneath (Figure 3) can be seen in late spring. The first generation was observed in late May through early June using a hand lens or ...

The 'Twilight' crepe myrtle — sometimes written "crape myrtle" or "crapemyrtle ... Plant a sapling and you can expect it to double in size over the next half-decade. Read more: 25 Flower ...

Finally, you don't need to prune a crape myrtle to control its size. If they are correctly sized for the planting location, crape myrtles do not need to be pruned every year. Every crape myrtle ...

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.

DEAR NEIL: 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 ...

Dear Neil: 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 ...

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.

I have waited all season for my hydrangeas to bloom and had nary a one until now. Now, they are covered. Why now? Nothing has ...

Claudia Sahm is the chief economist at New Century Advisors and a former Federal Reserve economist. She is the creator of the Sahm rule, a recession indicator. The strong gain of 254,000 jobs in ...