A few Maples in the garden

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They are a bit erratic this year some have full leaf while others as yet have none.
The first picture shows one of the first I ever found in the garden as a seedling,strangely not like any other in the garden its now about twenty years old.

I have no name for this one it is growing in a container

These are now very mature and totaly cover one end of the pond

The next one you can just about see the small waterfall through the lower leaves

while we are this close to the water I will show you what lives in it.
The white one we measured at 22in last year not large for a Koi but there are two more of similar size plus a shoal of Rudd plus goldfish and all living in a quite small pond.

21 Apr, 2012
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Steragram

Really lovely maples - you must have an ideal spot for them.Its too windy here.
Grand fish too - a very peaceful garden.

21 Apr, 2012

Bampy

wonderful, I remember your maple photos & wished I could grow mine directly in the ground. Your un-named acer could be orange dream but there are so many variations now as you know, all beautiful just the same. Beautiful koi.

21 Apr, 2012

Stickitoffee

how amazing! wonderful acers and koi as well!! and they are both in your garden!!!

21 Apr, 2012

Bjs

Sticki.Yes its all in the Garden rarely post anything thats not.
In case you wondered the handrail in one picture is above railings to keep you know who out.

22 Apr, 2012

Bjs

Bampy. I like Plants in container it means they can be positioned for effect as I see you do, downside is the watering and for me now the weight.

22 Apr, 2012

Terratoonie

A lovely variety of leaf colour, Brian and colourful fish too ... and all in your own garden :o)

22 Apr, 2012

Bjs

Lol)))

22 Apr, 2012

Sanbaz

lovely acers there Brian i love them and wish i had more, i may treat myself, love your fishies to :o))

22 Apr, 2012

Steviethete..

As Sticki says, Brian you are very lucky to have both acers and koi in your garden.

Your unnamed might be Sangokaku as the young leaves look similar to mine and the younger stems look pinkish

22 Apr, 2012

Ojibway93

These are lovely, Bjs. They make such a statement and, like you, I have mine in big pots to move around and change the look of the garden. What did we do before these were freely available?

22 Apr, 2012

Yorkshire

Beautiful set of photo's and a lovely Blog

22 Apr, 2012

Costas1

Very colourful in deed.

22 Apr, 2012

Lincslass

Lovely Bjs, I only ever had one acer and it died after about 5yrs, don`t know why, it was a gorgeous dark one, seeing yours makes me want to replace it, your fish are lovely as well, many of ours are now over 30yrs old and started life in an indoor aquarium, one becomes very protective of them after all that time....

22 Apr, 2012

Bampy

I had large koi at one time, unfortunately they got ill as did everyones elses around here about 7 or 8 years ago. Horrible when they die, large & super friendly, yes, you do get attached. We had a large pure white that grew from a tiddler, would love a koi pond again but decided against it. I have wonderful photos & movies of them.

23 Apr, 2012