crepe paper. Crape-Myrtle grows best in full sun with rich, moist soil but will tolerate less hospitable positions in the landscape once it becomes established. Remove the spent flower heads to …

Crape myrtle is used for buffer strips around parking lots, for median strip plantings along highways, near decks, patios, as shade trees in small parking lots and around homes.

Is well-suited for hot, sunny climates. Produces wide, showy panicles in various shades of pink, with flowers that have wrinkled petals similar to crepe paper, from late spring into fall. Has thin, gray bark …

The Crepe Myrtle offers beauty to the Southern landscape in all seasons with summer flowers, fall color, winter bark interest and attractive foliage from spring until fall.

If crepes stick to the Crepe Maker, check recipe — recipes using oil in place of butter or margarine, or recipes including sugar can stick slightly. You may need to wipe the surface of the Crepe Maker with …

The first step is to rip the crepe paper streamers into small pieces and place the pieces into a dish pan or other container. This is a fun project for the children to help out with.

The individual flowers are ruffled and crinkly as to appear made of crepe paper. The smooth, cinnamon-brown to orange, peeling bark and multi-branched, open habit of Crape-Myrtle make it ideal for …