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Japanese maples in autumn

November 1, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 10 Comments

I’ve always thought of our back patio garden as a spring garden, with its ferns and ephemeral natives. It took a positive comment from my husband for me to look objectively at the space and think, “wow, it does look pretty great right now.” I know, duh, right? With three Japanese maples—one normally red, one […]

Filed Under: My garden, Shrubs & Trees Tagged With: Japanese maple

Confession: I buy plants from Big Box stores

September 2, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 20 Comments

Acer palmatum ‘Ao Shidare’, purchased from—gasp!—Home Depot. I realize that it’s deeply unfashionable to shop at such stores, and that my confession may come as a shock to some of you. After all, I’m a Hardcore Gardener, right? And Hardcore Gardeners are very clear in their disdain for Home Depot and their ilk (please see […]

Filed Under: Retail Therapy, Shrubs & Trees Tagged With: choosing healthy plants, Japanese maple

Ferns and ephemerals

April 28, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 6 Comments

Hello. I’d like you to meet Shooting Star, aka Dodecatheon hendersonii. This sweet little thing is one of the native wildflowers blooming in my backyard “woodland bed” right now. Like many of the spring ephemerals (so called because of their fleeting nature), it’s not exactly a show-stopper (but just look at how it wows en […]

Filed Under: My garden, Perennials, Shrubs & Trees Tagged With: ferns, Japanese maple, native plants

How not to use a Japanese maple

September 11, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

My husband works in a funky live/work loft building, which is full of artists, photographers, dancers and other creative types. Most of the gardens along the front of the building are eclectic, colourful and a bit boisterous. Then there’s this. I think it’s the red lava rock that really makes it special.

Filed Under: WTF? Tagged With: Japanese maple, ugly

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