You won’t stop at just one, once you discover what they can do for your garden: “People get obsessed.” By Margaret Roach Matthew and Timothy Nichols’s story could be a case study of what it means to ...

Japanese maples are one of the most striking small trees for the landscape. They come in many different varieties, some growing 15 to 20 feet high at maturity and a width of 10 to 15 feet. Some grow ...

Q: My Japanese maple is behaving oddly. It has two types of leaves; part of it grows low to the ground with red leaves and the other grows straight up with green ones. How should I trim this strange ...

The Japanese maple has no flowers to speak of. It is not a reservoir of life for native pollinators. It is somewhat expensive to buy and is slow to grow. Every garden should have one. Few other trees ...

You may remember your first glimpse of a Japanese maple tree: dramatic, delicate, and even a bit melancholy, this feathery-leafed beauty leaves a mark on you. This specimen tree's small size keeps the ...

Tall trees and shrubs can overshadow single story homes and make small yards feel crowded and overwhelming. However, there are plenty of small or dwarf plants that have all the beauty of their taller ...

If the weather would cooperate, we’d be out there gardening, but in the meantime, you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State ...

While some Japanese maple varieties offer year-round interest with their delicate shapes and varied leaf colours in spring and summer, it's in autumn when their foliage truly shines. They turn into ...

Japanese maple trees are beautiful deciduous trees that produce delicately shaped leaves, providing wonderful texture and color in the landscape. These trees are long-lived, on the shorter side, and ...

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio -- It's safe to say that Laura Nobles really, really likes Japanese maples. About 25 maples of varying heights, colors and leaf textures dot the landscape around her home in Bay ...