Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. My husband wants to plant crape myrtle trees on the side of the house.

This improperly pruned crape myrtle tree has undergone “crape murder,” which is when the entire crown of the crape myrtle tree is cut off. Courtesy of Leaf & Limb, a Raleigh-based tree care company ...

My husband wants to plant crape myrtle trees on the side of the house. We live on a corner lot and this will be nice curb appeal with the proper up lighting. However, I see crape myrtles that grow to ...

Dear Helen: Some time ago you wrote about the many virtues of crape myrtles. This sounds like an ideal plant for a site we have in full sun with well drained soil. How tall is your plant? We hear they ...

Now’s the time of year you’re most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence of improper wintertime pruning. The practice has even been given a not-so-affectionate nickname: ...

Dear Neil: Why do named varieties of crape myrtles seem to disappear from nurseries? Two popular names from the past, Watermelon Red and Glendora White, are rarely available.