The “Golden Full Moon” Maple has gorgeous gold leaves that turn more red from the tips down in the fall. To 20 feet. “Orangeola” is a semi dwarf variety that has many different looks. Starting out green in spring, it changes to purple as summer goes on. In the fall, this amazin...
Learn about Japanese maple tree care and pruning, explore some of the many varieties of Japanese maples, and why these trees are great for container planting.
Maple trees can have any number of diseases and other problems that can cause leaves to develop spots, turn yellow or brown--or die. Among the usual suspects for dying leaves are several fungal diseases and aphids. One of these fungal diseases, Verticillium wilt, is prevalent among Japanese ...
Farm Tomita also has plenty of other flowers too, like colorful poppies in the Spring Field, ornamental shrubs, fruit plants, and maple trees in Mother’s Garden, and the photogenic flower stripes on the Hanabito Field. A limited-service train runs on the JR Furano Line during summer to La...
When heading out for a day of sightseeing, it can be a hassle to find someplace to eat breakfast. That's when Lunch Pack sandwiches come in handy! This article covers the amazing features of these popular portable sandwiches that are available at conveni
You can grow Japanese maple from seed, but keep in mind that your new tree won’t grow true to type. That means that it might not have the same deeply-lobed leaves as the parent tree, or the color won’t be as striking. Japanese maples flower in the spring, with tiny little blossom...
And like any sane person would do, we went to the zoo on the day the typhoon was supposed to hit. And dragged poor Kate with us! Zoo food in Japan is surprisingly good, for a ridiculously inexpensive price. Allison’s maple syrup-filled pancakes with blueberry jam were fantastic, and ...
I have planted 3 ‘Katsura’ bushes this year in a new shady garden bed with aRhododendron, aJapanese maple, and false cypress, surrounded byHellebores. To fill out the empty spots, I plan to add 3Mountain Laurelswhen they are available at the nursery. ...
if they have something to offer and don’t get too pushy. The chokecherry that made its way down from the foothills near my house provides long, delicate white blossoms in springtime and brilliant red-orange leaves in the fall (great branches to bring inside). The mullein that planted itsel...
And like any sane person would do, we went to the zoo on the day the typhoon was supposed to hit. And dragged poor Kate with us! Zoo food in Japan is surprisingly good, for a ridiculously inexpensive price. Allison’s maple syrup-filled pancakes with blueberry jam were fantastic, and ...