The red maple (Acer rubrum) that puts on a show nationwide in the fall doesn't do very well here in our alkaline soils, but there are other maples available for use here in North Texas. Some are good ...

More and more gardeners are creating colourful landscapes using foliage rather than flowers. Japanese maple trees are especially useful in this context for providing beautiful colour as well as great ...

Here's how to plant a Japanese maple tree and keep it thriving for years to come. From an aesthetic point of view, Japanese maples have a distinctive architectural beauty year-round but especially ...