Tag: Acer p. ‘viridis’
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Snow Reveals a Japanese Maple Graced by Winter
This maple wears snow beautifully, don’t you agree? The image gives us the opportunity to see form differently and find a plant without leaves gorgeous. In an earlier post (Mid-November Tapestry) I showed it in late fall–the plant’s leafless branching structure revealing the spotted leaf lungwort still in leaf beneath it. In summer,the Acer p. ‘viridis’s dissected foliage…
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Mid-November Tapestry
Mid-November and much in the perennial garden has been cut back or left lingering for the shapes created by the first snows. A casual stroll finds many lovely aspects in the garden in a season many consider without charm. Taken a few days ago, the photograph reveals a combination revealed through an intricate pattern of branches. A similar photo could have been taken…