Is there an effective treatment for crape myrtle bark scale? It’s not as bad as it was a few years ago, but I’d like to ...

Dear Neil: Is there an effective treatment for crape myrtle bark scale ... Dear Neil: Have you ever used pecan hulls as a mulch? I have access to some and wondered if they would be good in ...

If you can't "learn to live with them," Neil Sperry suggests a ground cover that makes mowing around them unnecessary ...

The trees along all the major parade routes get swamped with beads during Mardi Gras. Many of the beads stay in the trees for ...

Dear Reader: Pecan hulls make a lovely mulch in a perennial garden or shrub ... Dear Neil: Is there an effective treatment for crape myrtle bark scale? It’s not as bad as it was a few years ...

Here’s the 411 on pruning and cutting back your crape myrtles Q: My landscape plantings contain mainly shrubs and perennials that have never been mulched. How can I safely apply mulch to this ...

Crape myrtles are a great ... Cover the planting area with 2 to 4 inches of mulch, which will help retain moisture, suppress weed growth and insulate tree roots. It takes a few years for trees ...

Plants that bloom in the summer -- crape myrtles, roses, althea ... cabbage and carrots. Mulch your plants well to keep weeds at bay and water as needed. Read Janet Carson's blog at ...