Berob wrote:

What type of shrubs/plants look good planted next to, around, or under
burgandyish Japanese Maples (e.g. Bloodgood, etc.)? Thanks in advance for
any suggestions.

Berob

Anything you like that will tolerate partial shade. With that color, I'd look
at things with golden tones - hostas, Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa),
golden barberries, yellow leaf dicentra, Magic Carpet spiraea are just a few.
Avoid perennials that need frequent division and be sure to mulch or add a
groundcover to retard weeds - too much cultivation in the root zone of a
Japanese maple can damage very fragile feeder roots and open the tree up to
invasion from various soil pathogens.

pam - gardengal