T hey’re historically rich in the horticulture of the Far East, but Japanese maples are comparative newcomers to Texas horticulture. It’s only in the past 40 or 50 years that ...

They said: “Trimming your Japanese maple can actually make your tree grow faster. If you trim the smaller branches back leaving larger and thicker branching with buds, your tree will often grow ...

John Badman is a 1982 graduate of SIU-Carbondale, with a major in cinema and photography and a minor in law enforcement administration of justice. He has worked at The Telegraph in Alton full-time ...