Dear Neil: Regarding crape myrtle bark scale — Southeastern Virginia has been battling this pest for years. The scale itself will not kill the plants. However, the sooty mold is the real problem. The ...

Dear Neil: How can I find someone qualified to tell me if a very large tree needs to be taken down? I’ve gotten conflicting comments. You need a Certified Arborist. He or she will be a member of the ...

They’re arguably the premier summer-flowering shrubs in America, or at least certainly in the South. Crape myrtles bloom three or four times from June into September (provided we don’t butcher them by ...