My collection of Japanese maples. Click on the photo to enlarge. If you want to view a specific cultivar, enter its name in the search feature in the upper left corner.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Zen garden 5/9/06
The Zen Garden is just outside the deck of our guest house. There is a glorious wisteria growing up and across a frame over the deck, and in the spring the racemes hang down over the deck with a perfume that is intoxicating and totally beautiful. Other plants include a Crimson Queen and various evergreens (even a redwood), a fig tree, and many tiny saxifrages, kerria japonica, miniature azaleas, witchhazel, euonymous japonicum, and many more. It's a tranquil and lovely spot.
After removing a thicket from a canyon behind our home in 2003, we started learning about Japanese maples, became obsessed by them, and now have about 400 different varieties of Japanese maples. Each year we find new and wonderful varieties, meet other maple collectors and growers, and our garden has become a sensation.
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