On the hunt for a Shantung maple at Metro Maples
Amid shade-loving Japanese maples for sale at Metro Maples near Fort Worth, I hunted for a sun-loving Shantung maple for my garden.… Read More
Enjoying fall color and a mellow garden
Fall comes late to Central Texas, but I’ll take it, even at Christmastime. Here are some autumn stand-outs and other garden scenes.… Read More
Japanese maple puts on another excellent show
Over the past two weeks I watched the Japanese maple at the front corner of the house blush redder and redder. … Read More
Japanese maple turns red 3 weeks early
November 28, 2018 The species Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) at the front corner of our house reliably goes scarlet in December, turning red to match the Christmas balls I hang on an agave by the front door. But this year … Read More
Maple on fire at last
December 19, 2017 Under a soft blanket of fog yesterday, the Japanese maple’s blushing leaves glowed amid the greens of river fern and sedge. Dampened by the fog, its graceful limbs were like dark strokes from a calligrapher’s pen. So … Read More
Fall color and grassy plumes for December Foliage Follow-Up
December 16, 2017 Despite our one-day snow last week, it still looks pretty autumnal in my garden this Foliage Follow-Up. The Japanese maple stubbornly refuses to acknowledge fall until December, when the Christmas lights go up on the house and … Read More