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Trees that pair well with hydrangeas are dogwood, crepe myrtle, and holly, according to the Southern Living Plant Collection.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
Species that bloom on new growth (flowers produced from new growth during the growing season) such as roses, crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia species) and butterfly bush (Buddleia species) are all but impossible to force into bloom as dormant, cut stems.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024
Towering sycamores, magnolias, pine and crepe myrtle trees shade lawns and houses.
—Debbie Funk, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
The backyard blooms with several varieties of hydrangea, along with Russian sage, Rose of Sharon, elderberry bushes, crepe myrtle, weeping pine, and monkey puzzle trees.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2023
Drought-tolerant once established, crepe myrtles bloom in the heat of summer in shades of purple, pink, red, or white.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 July 2023
Eighty crepe myrtle trees were planted on the property, one for each of the Branch Davidians who died in 1993.
—Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2023
In Larchmont, the neighborhood the Langfords fell in love with, young children scratched chalk doodles on the sidewalks, college students and senior citizens ran side by side on nature trails, and crepe myrtle trees popped pink along silent streets.
—Jake Bittle, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2023
As for trees from elsewhere, Smith says the crepe myrtle of the south could be a good example.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2023
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
Species that bloom on new growth (flowers produced from new growth during the growing season) such as roses, crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia species) and butterfly bush (Buddleia species) are all but impossible to force into bloom as dormant, cut stems.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024
Towering sycamores, magnolias, pine and crepe myrtle trees shade lawns and houses.
—Debbie Funk, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
The backyard blooms with several varieties of hydrangea, along with Russian sage, Rose of Sharon, elderberry bushes, crepe myrtle, weeping pine, and monkey puzzle trees.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2023
Drought-tolerant once established, crepe myrtles bloom in the heat of summer in shades of purple, pink, red, or white.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 July 2023
Eighty crepe myrtle trees were planted on the property, one for each of the Branch Davidians who died in 1993.
—Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2023
In Larchmont, the neighborhood the Langfords fell in love with, young children scratched chalk doodles on the sidewalks, college students and senior citizens ran side by side on nature trails, and crepe myrtle trees popped pink along silent streets.
—Jake Bittle, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2023
As for trees from elsewhere, Smith says the crepe myrtle of the south could be a good example.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2023
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1916, in the meaning defined above
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