Gardening with Peyton

It’s May, and rain has been falling all day. A gloomy day in a gloomy month, and yes, it’s been gloomy in our world for all of 2020. At first we heard of the strange virus appearing in China, and then Italy, and now we all suffer the same fate, of watching and waiting to see what happens next.

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Crape Myrtle Bark Scale

Crape myrtles are a popular landscape tree in parts of Texas; prized for their beauty. While this tree has been relatively maintenance free for years, that is no longer the case now that crape myrtle bark scale (CMBS) has been found in Texas.

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