I just finished reading about Dave’s beautiful Japanese maples illustrated with many beautiful pictures. I always wanted some in my garden, but the excuses kept interfering: my place is too windy, it gets too cold, the trees are expensive, …blah,blah,blah. Then I read a post like Dave’s, gorgeously done and descriptive of the attributes of these attractive trees. Of course, I am convinced that my garden will be better with not one, but several, of the choices that Dave made.
I think it is the beauty of the trees themselves, but then maybe Dave’s lovely photos and thoughtful opinions might have had something to do with it. I think that 2009 has some Japanese maple purchases somewhere in it…
Check out Dave’s blog… it is a good one. Ramblin’ through Dave’s Garden.
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Blossom says
May 2, 2009 at 5:11 amYup … those would make a good addition to any garden.
johanna_lea says
May 3, 2009 at 12:14 amjust bonsai me, again…i have an
tiny 8″ cutleaf, two common reds, and a beautiful threadleafed one with red edged leaves. have great luck with little maples, some for 15 yrs. the 8″ cutie is approx
20 years old. i got it at a bonsai “swap” party,long time ago..
my grandmother had several full- size trees on either side of one of the pathways. the sunset behind them lit them up. so brilliant!
be sure to take advantage of that light when choosing a place to plant….i have a huge jap maple reference book, but too lazy to look up variety/names. maybe tomorrow.
TC says
May 4, 2009 at 1:35 pmWe have one, but it was here before we were. It’s a great landscape tree, not too large, not too small, and is rarely bothered by insects or disease. If I knew the variety name, I’d get another one just like it. You can’t go wrong with a Japanese Maple.