I like all the expensive plants...

amz05

and rocks and just about everything else garden related, *sigh*

I"ve found a really nice Acer orange dream (Japanese maple) I want. Its colors are so pretty
(google image)

I love that its not typical. I don't like typical plants, our other trees are Linden and black gum. Everyone else usually plants maples or garbage smelling pear trees.

I just wish things weren't so much money! that's my complaint for the night

 

emschott

I know how you feel.  If it helps, last time I was at Sam's Club, they had gorgeous Japanese maples for $130. (They were indoors, if you go to look).  Wasn't in my budget, but maybe it's in yours.

FoxinFiji

I totally know what you are talking about!  My recent dwarf conifer addiction is costly.  Luckily I offset that with a lot of free plants last year from garden club members.  Or at least that's how I justified it in my head. 

Are you looking for a particular area or just some different plants to add around your yard?  I know they aren't the same but these cost a lot less:

 

Tiger eye sumac are cheaper but they need full sun for the bright colors.  

kastle

you & me both sister.  I try to balance cheap, common, fast-growing plants with expensive specimens and free plants off freecycle.

japanese maples are hella pricey.  do you think it will go on sale at the end of the season?

~NB~

When I bought my house (1995), I remember having difficulty accepting a $50 price tag on an Elegantissima Boxwood. Those were the days!

I also indulged my affinity for certain species (Hydrangea and Japanes Maples) to the detriment of my tiny garden. If I'd known THEN what I know NOW, I would have made different purchases and had more diversity within my limited space.

WhiteGarden

I hear you.  I'm trying to commit to more planning, less impulse buying.  And I like the more unusual (which often are the more spendy) plants as well.   It's so easy to get caught up in it!  Japanese maples are lovely-- my mother is always trying to talk me into buying one.  For flowers and veggies, I'm also talking to neighbors a lot and we are sharing seeds and dividing plants to give to one another as well. 

pdxmouse

It's definitely worth it on some plants. However, I've found paying more for an older, better established plant just seems to lead to a plant that has a harder time acclimating to new conditions. Especially since I have clay, many times it's better to start small.

FoxinFiji

Just stopped by to update our Costco has 5' tall Acer palmatum dissectum 'Tamukeyama' for $100.

amz05

thanks, I saw those at costco too but I'm looking for a green one