Lagerstroemia indica "Pixie White" prophouse this evergreen carpets shaded ground

this evergreen carpets shaded ground at eight to twelve inches

well-groomed look the year round

and the winter fruit feeds songbirds when little else remains

pressed low under the leaf litter and the snow

to repel mosquitoes

Lagerstroemia indica "Pixie White" prophouse this evergreen carpets shaded ground'Pixie White' is a true miniature crape myrtle, a low, compact selection that trades the usual upright tree for a small, spreading, often weeping mound. Through the warm season the plant covers the fine green foliage with clear, clean white flowers, the crinkled, crepe textured blooms that name the whole clan, at a scale that fits the smallest garden. Crape myrtle belongs to the loosestrife family (Lythraceae) and hails from China, Korea, and the