Japanese maple trees can be pruned almost anytime of year, but save major pruning for winter when the tree is dormant. Here's ...

Japanese maple leaves often emerge a colorful purple and then fade to bronze-green during the summer. (ELLIS LUCIA, NOLA.com | THE TIMES-PICAYUNE archive) Question: The leaves on my Japanese maple ...

From an aesthetic point of view, Japanese maples have a distinctive architectural beauty year-round but especially after their leaves fall. From a practical perspective, these maple trees are compact ...

'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 ...

One of my favorite things about sharing a love for gardening with my dad is our passing on of notes and lessons. I'll often turn to him for some advice and he likewise calls on me if something isn't ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

Every spring, jacarandas bloom in Mexico City. The colorful purple flowers are a living legacy of a Japanese gardener. By Elda Cantú Photographs and Video by Marian Carrasquero Reported from Mexico ...