Birmingham Botanical Garden Responds to “Crape Murder” Post

I was privileged to receive an email from the knowledgable Fred Spicer of Birmingham Botanical Gardens on the topic of “crape murder.”  He gives an extremely thorough take on the [...]

It’s Crape Myrtle, Not Crape Murder!

What’s wrong with these pictures? Unfortunately, we see a lot of this around the South this time of year. These are Crape Myrtles.  They are typically beautiful trees with smooth [...]