Shaina is keeping a fine-textured red presence at the right of the foundation bed, opposite the bright Sunshine ligustrum.
Season notes
This is a useful midsummer placement record: the maple still reads clearly against the brick, while the loropetalum and liriope create a dense lower layer beneath it.
Shaina is holding the dark red right side of the foundation bed, balancing the chartreuse Sunshine ligustrum and purple loropetalum below.
Season notes
This wider late-June shot is useful for scale and placement: the maple is no longer just a spring leaf-out detail, it is part of the full brick-side color composition.
Deep red-maroon foliage pushing strong after winter dieback cleanup.
The fine textured maple leaves catching light against the brick.
Up close showing the dissected leaf form and deep color.
The compact rounded shape of Shaina, dense and well-behaved.
Shaina visible alongside the Twombly's Red Sentinel, two red maples complementing each other.
A detail reference showing the color and form up close.