Plant the tree and backfill with the excavated soil, then top with 1 to 2 inches of compost. Tamp the ground to remove air ...

'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 ...

Sometimes, even after our best efforts, we end up planting the wrong tree. Last fall, in my search for the perfect Japanese Maple, I incorrectly planted a Chinese Maple instead. Being someone not ...

Who doesn’t love Japanese maples? A stroll through a garden featuring Japanese maples offers a sensory delight at any time of the year. In spring, new growth emerges in colors ranging from lime greens ...

Japanese gardens are popular for many reasons, not least the tranquility, harmony and beauty associated with them. These ...

» To learn more about Japanese maples, join Dave Daniel on Sundayfor a Maple Festival at Wabi Sabi Japanese Gardens, 1719 S. Pines Road in Spokane Valley. » The nursery is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Q: Our dwarf Japanese maple tree has grown beautifully for at least 15 years, but then one day last month, boom, the leaves started looking kind of curled. Now they're all both curled and crunchy. I'm ...

Most Japanese maples sold in this country are cultivars of acer (the Latin word for maple) palmatum (which means resembling a hand in Latin) - so named because the lobes of the leaves radiate from the ...

I would like to plant a "tree ring" bed under our Japanese maple in our front yard. The ground is quite hard and rocky, so I'm planning to do a raised bed. Do you have any advice on how to do this? A: ...

Japanese maples have thirsty roots which means that knowing how to water them correctly before the summer sun starts blazing is crucial. As warmer days roll in, Japanese maples are prone to drying out ...