Some people seem to think that topping a crapemyrtle or cutting off all the limbs is good for your crapemyrtle. It is not. It ...

January is a great month to get started with gardening, particularly when one of the plants you have is a Japanese maple tree ...

Get Neil Sperry's gardening answers on yellow butterfly vine propagation, pruning figs and abelias, fertilizing winter ...

Crape myrtle blooms on new growth, so the best time to cut back these trees is in late winter, before new growth has sprouted ...

In your journey through life, enjoy the cooler conditions as winter continues its path through January. In the landscape, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Spring ‘officially’ arrives soon (though it feels like it’s already here), ...

Bird houses: Now is the time to clean out and clean-up your birdhouses. Replace rotted wood, re-paint as needed, and check ...

A guide to plants to prune in January, including shrubs and vines that flower on new growth, which will reward any trimming ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The plan to move 10 trees from the site of the Tyler square to the TJC campus is underway. Crews began moving the first of the 10 trees Tuesday morning. The plan to move the ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Preparation is underway on the Tyler Junior College campus for the transfer of 10 crape myrtles awaiting removal from the Tyler square. The transplantation started when a simple ...

Dear Neil: I recently bought a house in rural East Texas. It’s on 2.5 acres of heavily forested land. I didn’t walk the entire area before the closing, and only recently have I discovered that I ...

Q: I am writing to you regarding a crape myrtle in our Little Rock yard. These pictures (see reader's photos) show the sores on its trunk, which are present only on the northwest facing side. The ...