One of my favorite things about sharing a love for gardening with my dad is our passing on of notes and lessons. I'll often turn to him for some advice and he likewise calls on me if something isn't ...

Before I go on, and not to bore people with the same thing over and over again, if you have a tree that has recently shown signs of foliar stress, such as yellowing or dropping leaves, most likely it ...

This past fall western Georgia from Columbus to LaGrange experienced an explosion of color like many had never seen. Every maple species seemed to be trying to outdo the next; as beautiful as they are ...

Japanese maples are pricey, but consider what these woody ornamentals bring to your surroundings. Japanese maples are fall foliage standouts. They outperform many other showy ornamentals with their ...

The vivid red and orange leaves of Japanese maple trees (Acer palmatum) make them a knockout in any landscape, but one cultivar stands out for its eye-catching fall and winter display. Its name, ...

Japanese maple leaves often emerge a colorful purple and then fade to bronze-green during the summer. (ELLIS LUCIA, NOLA.com | THE TIMES-PICAYUNE archive) Question: The leaves on my Japanese maple ...

“Acer palmatumitis: A somewhat contagious mental condition of a gardener who shows extreme addiction to Japanese maples of any kind. Symptoms include having multiple specimens in a landscape, followed ...

'Murasaki Kiyohime' is a great dwarf Japanese maple with dramatic spring color showing red-purple leaf borders with green centers. Its fall color is yellow, orange and red. Howard Garrett / Special ...

From an aesthetic point of view, Japanese maples have a distinctive architectural beauty year-round but especially after their leaves fall. From a practical perspective, these maple trees are compact ...