Japanese Maples

The Japanese Maple - A Tree For All Seasons

The Japanese Maple - A Tree For All Seasons

I often refer to myself as a “plant enabler”, a sort of legal dealer that tries his best to hook his customers up with the best plants for their landscapes.  Plants are easy to get addicted to, believe me, and running a garden center means you are surrounded on a daily basis by treasures that beckon you to take them home, plant them, and watch them flourish - even if you are out of room, just ask my poor wife.  If I jump in a time machine to some 30 years ago, I can see…

Japanese Maples for Spring Color

Japanese Maples for Spring Color

Japanese Maples come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, colors, growth habits and foliage types, offering the home gardener a myriad of choices to suit each individual’s taste.  All of these trees get outstanding autumn color, but gardeners should note their spring foliage tones as well…

Pruning Your Laceleaf Japanese Maple

Pruning Your Laceleaf Japanese Maple

One plant that simply must be present in every yard is a Laceleaf Japanese Maple.  You know the ones… the beautiful, manageable sized trees that have interesting leaves in stunning colors all throughout the year.  Laceleafs can be living art pieces when cared for properly and developed slowly into specimens that add character, texture, and color to any landscape.  Even over the dormant winter months, a properly grown Laceleaf can be a stunning focal point in the garden…

Looking For Some Spring Color? Try A Japanese Maple!

Looking For Some Spring Color?  Try A Japanese Maple!

There is always a silver lining in whatever nature throws at us, although I have to admit that I had to look pretty hard to find it this year with the never-ending wintery weather.  Due to the extended cold, everything in the garden has been delayed, even to the point that…