Japanese maples, varieties of Acer palmatum, are ideal plants for any garden or patio, from dwarf forms to magnificent specimens of trees and shrubs. Autumn colours of every conceivable shade of red, pink, orange and yellow are complemented by superb spring displays lasting several months and eclipsing most garden plants. Grafted maples provide an almost limitless choice of size and form, colour and leaf shape. They fit in well with any planting scheme, from container plants in a small courtyard, weeping forms cascading over ponds or planters, entire borders or shrubberies, strong eyecatching architectural shapes, to focus plants in lawns or the landscape. The flexibility of Japanese maples, being tolerant of most garden conditions, make them eminently suitable for any garden design and their use is limited only by the imagination.
Please take your time and enjoy this site, dedicated to bringing you the best Japanese maples available. Many more cultivars than those listed are contained in the nursery collection and if you can't see a plant you want it will almost certainly be added to the site once stock plants have been bulked up. This is intended to be the primary contact point for the nursery and if there are any features you would like to see in future editions don't hesitate to contact me.
John Geraghty
Updated 24 November 2007
LATEST NEWS
If you're trying to eliminate chemicals from your garden and looking for healthier, natural options, I've put some useful sources on the links page. There is also information on companion plants and much else that will be of interest to all gardeners including the new Grab - O - Saurus.
I've now put up a blog where you can read my opinions on every aspect of how to grow Japanese maples. People who have met me at shows or bought my plants will know I contradict most of the 'experts', so if you have any cherished or entrenched views on how to look after them, you may want to avoid it! Posting has come to a temporary halt but should resume shortly.
Important information in the ordering section has been added.
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