While most Japanese Maples are known for their fall foliage, what makes this beauty stand out is its intriguing habit. One of the best choices for Bonsai, this natural dwarf tree presents balanced branches eleg
Gardeners with Japanese maples urged to use this simple 2-ingredient solution that will stop pests fast if you act now (Image credit: Getty Images/Backiris) How to combat scale bugs Regularly inspecting your plants for signs of pest infestation is important. While it might seem like an extra...
From Claude Monet’s garden to Japanese-inspired water gardens, discover where and why you should stop to smell the flowers at the best gardens in the world.
Enjoy the autumnal glory of Leonardslee. The poet Keats so aptly described this time as the "season of mists and mellow fruitfulness" From mid-September until the end of October there is a long succession of colour. The lakeside banks of deciduous Azaleas compete with Japanese Maples, Liquidam...
The foliage is a dark green with some twisting shapes that create an unusually contorted figure. It’s an amazing evergreen specimen for Japanese gardens or as focal points. This past spring I took some cuttings of our cryptomeria and … Read more Categories Evergreens, gardens Tags 'Black ...
While inspired by the East, the garden is rooted firmly in the Midwestern landscape, surrounded and softened by plants native to woodlands and wetlands, including ferns, sedges, wild columbine, blue flag iris, horsetail rush, water lilies and native maples. A ramp leading up to the decking ...
Kyoto was the capital of Japan for over 1000 years (794-1867). It is famous for its temples and gardens, of which there are three main types (although some gardens combine styles): Dry gardens use rocks and sand for the expres
Japanese garden design embraces nature, but in a controlled way. There are no showy annual beds in this garden, but rather shades and textures of green, brown and rust. Rockford is one USDA hardiness zone south of the Twin Cities, so Japanese maples abound in the garden, adding lacy textur...
Alongside the famous cherry blossoms, Japanese flowers of all kinds bring color to gardens, forests, and fields over the year from northern Hokkaido all the way down to Okinawa. In this article, we’ll introduce 25 of the
Byline: JANET WHEATCROFTI'M afraid I've come back to Japanese maples (acers) much too late in my gardening career.They have always been my dad's favourite plants, and there had been acers in our garden as long as I could remember.But human nature being what it is, I rejected all ...