How to maintenance a Crape Myrtle plant ?

I have Crape Myrtle plants in my backyard about 2 years old and I do not have idea how I can cut or trim them in this time, be ready grow for this summer

How to maintenance a Crape Myrtle plant ?
Give plant a thorough soaking around Nov. 1st.• Place 2’ wire fence cylinder around the plant in Mid-November and fill with dry leaves to insulate stems and root stock over winter.• When temperature moderates (usually toward Mid-April) remove wire cylinder and leaves. Keep a 3” layer of bark mulch around the base.• When plant starts to show new growth, trim off any branches that are dead, back to the new growth.• Fertilize mid to late spring with a high phosphorus fertilizer.• Since Crape Myrtle forms flowers on the new seasons growth, do not trim Crape Myrtle after the new growth starts appearing in early spring.
Reply:Check with your local garden shop. Plants thrive differently in different parts of the country. In my area, the crape myrtle is raised as a low hedge, and or allowed to grow to its' highest point. My mothers' crape myrtle stand 20 to 25 feet tall, forming an arbor path over her drive way. When in bloom, it's a very pretty scene