My friend Jane Antley lives in the borough of West Chester. She emailed me last month with a question about leaf drop. “I’ve been meaning to write to you for several weeks about something that has me ...

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 ...

Dear Roger: I have one Japanese maple, a light green lace-leaf. I want to add more types. I saw so many beautiful ones last fall. I have a large lot, but I have to garden on a budget. Any suggestions?

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of the brilliant red foliage of Japanese maple - Dan Gabriel Atanasie/Shutterstock There's nothing quite as breathtaking ...

What: Acer palmatum, also known as shaina dwarf red Japanese maple, is a low dense and compact globe of small red foliage. In spring, the leaves emerge a bright red, deepening to a dark maroon in ...

As spring unfolds, the deep red blooms of red maple trees along the roadsides and in the woods really stand out. Within days, the blooms fall onto the pavement like blood-red snow. Did you know that ...