• The coral bark Japanese maple (Acer palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’) is a lovely tree that provides multiple seasons of interest. The 2- to 3-inch light yellow-green leaves have five to seven lobes and turn ...

Our winter landscapes need not be dull in winter, as in our Zone 7 we can grow many kinds of plants with winter interest, the broadleaf and coniferous evergreens, ornamental grasses, and berried trees ...

It’s winter. Summer and fall color have given way to muted sepia tones of brown and gray — an austere time indeed. Be of good cheer! There are some bright spots in this stark season. Take, for example ...

Japanese maples are at the top of my list of favorite trees. There is such diversity in growth habit, foliage color, leaf-type, form and even bark color among this group of trees that there really is ...

There's no doubt that winter weather can leave any home landscape looking a bit bleak. Once autumn's leaves have fallen, deciduous trees often become lifeless and lackluster, having been stripped of ...

One of my all-time favorite plants is bright red now. The plant is coral bark maple, or Acer palmatum Sango-kaku (sometimes labeled Senkaki), a Japanese maple that’s sold at most garden centers. “It’s ...

Our fall has been beautiful! All around Aiken the colors are spectacular! I am so thankful that I can see all of the beauty around me. When I raise the blinds in the morning, our woods are aglow as ...

Many people travel to New England in October to see the wonderful fall color in the deciduous forests. A large proportion of the color is provided by maples, including the sugar maple, red maple and ...

Among my favorite dishes for breakfast is a stack of hot, buttered pancakes drowning in maple syrup. Although we can’t grow the sugar maples that produce that delicious syrup here in Louisiana, a ...