As we shimmy into fall, it's prime time to consider jazzing up your backyard with trees that add a splash of autumn color. Over at Arlington Parks & Recreation, they've put together a nifty lineup of ...

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has cataloged 28 invasive insect species that threaten forests, agriculture and ecosystems – with many already spreading in Pennsylvania landscapes.

There are brown spots with purple edges on the leaves of my hydrangeas. They are still producing some small flowers and new growth. But new growth becomes spotted as it appears. Is there anything I ...

There's good news and bad news at Trident Technical College: we now have crape myrtle scale. The good news is horticulture students get firsthand exposure to this invasive pest. The bad news is we ...

On my flight back from my summer home in England, while semi-dreading dealing with my neglected Mississippi garden, I decided to draft a cheery column on getting heirloom holiday plants to flower. It ...

Calls are rolling in about what is this nasty black and white fungus looking stuff on my crape myrtles? Well guess what, it is not a fungus, and you do not have to cut your tree down to get rid of it.

Question: Several crape myrtles in our yard are shedding lots of bark. Is this normal? Answer: Not only are crape myrtles with shedding bark normal — but beautiful. Often under the outer layer of old ...

Though springtime in Lancaster County is greeted by a spectrum of blooming trees and shrubs, late-summer color can be hard to come by. Fortunately, in Lancaster County, we can grow crape myrtle, a ...

Crape Myrtle Bark Scale a Sticky SituationCrape myrtles have become a beautiful part of our summer landscaping since it was first introduced to the US in the late 1700’s in Charleston, South Carolina.

Mike Likins visits Peggy Singlemann to demonstrate a DIY microscope set up and looks at several plants with insect and disease damage including powdery mildew and tobacco rattle virus. Featured on VHG ...

Q: Why is my crape myrtle dead? The bark is splitting and peeling off. Inside, the trunk is black and the wood is moist. The plant beside it has leafed out normally. My grapefruit is another story. It ...