Green leaf Japanese maples are one of the most under used plants.  This is odd, because purple leaf Japanese maples are one of the most over used ornamental trees. OK, I know they are really not THAT overplanted yet.  However, if you see the pallets full of them at Home Depot every year, you probably agree they will be soon.  In a few years, the number of home gardeners that DON’T have one or two somewhere in their yard will be very small.  This is especially true for odd balls that read … [Read more...]