Bayou Garden

Caring for Crape Myrtles

By Dan Gill

Published July 6, 2013 at 6:29 AM CDT

Although native to the Far East, crape myrtles are almost indispensable to the Southern landscape.

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Dan Gill

Dan is an Associate Professor in Consumer Horticulture with the LSU AgCenter. He is the spokesperson for the LSU AgCenter’s "Get It Growing project," an effort encouraging home horticulture throughout Louisiana. Dan is also author of "Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana" and co-author of the "Louisiana Gardener’s Guide."

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