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The seeds are mostly gone here, just empty pods. I...

2010-03-04T11:32:59.992-06:00

The seeds are mostly gone here, just empty pods. I cut off all I could reach on Monday, no stem larger than a pencil. Limbed up suckers and bottom limbs for benefit of he-who-mows. My Crape myrtles take judicious pruning with good response of bloom.

Birds look much better in a crepe than a crop-top!...

2010-03-03T18:16:00.250-06:00

Birds look much better in a crepe than a crop-top! Nice photos. :)

Jean it is so true that we can help out our birds ...

2010-03-03T09:48:52.110-06:00

Jean it is so true that we can help out our birds and offer them a diverse diet by leaving seeds on our trees and shrubs. ;>)

Jean, I don't have crape myrtles but the birds...

2010-03-02T20:54:18.571-06:00

Jean, I don't have crape myrtles but the birds are a great reason to add a couple. I might yet do that.

Glad there are little signs of spring in your garden! I feel like it's finally begun in earnest in my garden.

I'm with you on this! And I've seen birds...

2010-03-02T19:30:12.717-06:00

I'm with you on this!

And I've seen birds taking off with tiny twigs from the CM recently, too. Exciting!

I often read of birds eating crepe myrtle seeds bu...

2010-03-02T07:06:09.762-06:00

I often read of birds eating crepe myrtle seeds but I have had crepes for 43 years and so far the only thing that has eaten the seeds is leaf cutter ants. Wish you could teach my birds to eat those seeds.

If I could be lucky enough to grown crapemyrtles h...

2010-03-02T06:44:43.720-06:00

If I could be lucky enough to grown crapemyrtles here in zone 4, I'd promise to NEVER top them.

donna

Hiya, So far I have only seen this tree in photog...

2010-03-02T02:04:13.646-06:00

Hiya,

So far I have only seen this tree in photographs, and I think it looks fantastic in bloom.
If I were ever lucky enough to have one growing outside my window, like yourself, I wouldn't touch a hair on its head, birds or no birds.

You managed very well with your picture thru the layers.

It's just that much too cold here that crepe m...

2010-03-02T00:29:53.940-06:00

It's just that much too cold here that crepe myrtles won't grow. They confused the bananas out of my when I saw them in August at MOBOT--they looked like lilacs from a distance, blooming at totally the wrong time, LOL!

That sounds like a great place for a crapemyrtle. ...

2010-03-01T19:45:47.962-06:00

That sounds like a great place for a crapemyrtle. I have one that I had to cut back some because it is growing up and over the fence. I love them though because of their long bloom time.

Your timing is perfect, Jean! No, I don't hav...

2010-03-01T19:23:27.134-06:00

Your timing is perfect, Jean! No, I don't have any crapemyrtles, but I have been eyeing my flowering quince, wondering if I could prune it now. But then I noticed all the sparrows and juncos that like to roost in it every day and decided I should wait until the weather is warmer.

Hi Jean, Theres nothing like the sound of birds to...

2010-03-01T18:49:49.364-06:00

Hi Jean,
Theres nothing like the sound of birds to bring a garden to life is there?