Myrtle’s first pruning
We planted two Crepe Myrtle trees in our front yard in Mama’s honor a couple of years ago, but today was the first time we’ve ever pruned them. We couldn’t […]
Mama in the glory of her tree
When we first moved to Santa Rosa three years ago, Mama fell in love with the brilliantly colored crepe myrtle trees that line many streets here. For her first birthday […]
Fantastic color explosion
At long last, our crepe myrtle trees have exploded into full glorious bloom! The afternoon light captured the flowers beautifully today, but they’re even more incredible and impressive in person. […]
Crepe myrtle explosion begins
One of the crepe myrtle trees in our front yard has FINALLY started blooming! We have been following their progress all summer, eagerly awaiting the brilliant blooms. Though both trees […]
Crepe myrtle blossom surprise
We actually let loose a little scream of joy and surprise today when we discovered our first crepe myrtle blossom of the season! Mama fell in love with crepe myrtle […]
Signs of spring
Santa Rosa’s crepe myrtle-lined streets helped us fall in love with this town when we were house hunting 1½ years ago. Mama especially loves these trees so we planted one […]
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