Digging near an established Cedar Hedge

Hello I have a question about shallow digging near a large cedar hedge and damage to the roots and cedar itself. How far from the hedge does the lateral root network go, and can a cedar sustain some lateral root…

Cedar hedges

Hi I live in Ottawa Ontario . I would like to remove 32 feet old dying hedges between two driveways ( separating my property with my neighbour ) and replace it with either Eastern white cedar hedges or Emerald Green…

Planting a Cedar Near an Old Wisteria Distance

Hello, There is a spot in my garden that requires something for year-round privacy. I was thinking of planting a cedar (as the spot has partial shade), either Ontario white or Emerald. There is already a mature (approx 4 inch…

Cedar differences

We are planning to install cedars in our backyard for both privacy and landscaping. What are the characteristic/species difference between an Emerald Cedar vs a White Eastern Cedar?  I’ve gone online and have asked a few nurseries but just haven’t…

Browning lnside Cedars

I live in Brampton and I planted 16 of Emerald Ceder Tree on June. I watered every day for a month. It was nice but last month it started becoming brown inside the tree. now it has almost 50% brown…

Picking a tree for our yard

Hello master gardeners, my wife and I need some help! We would like to plant a shade tree in our yard to give some afternoon shade on our deck and yard. Our yard’s soil I would describe as clay and…

Native options for evergreen hedge max 6′ tall

We have an open section in our hedge under our pergola where a privet hedge has been removed. The pergola is 6’6″ high and the posts are 5.5′ apart. We would like one type of native evergreen shrub that will…

Boxwood caterpillar

Hello, I just today realized that the deterioration of my 10 boxwoods shrubs this spring is because of box tree caterpillar. At this point they are about 30-50% decimated. I see that there is an organic treatment called BTK available…

mushroom rhizomes

I want to plant an Emerald Cedar hedge at the back of my yard, soil is clay and I’ve heard that there is a mushroom rhizome that is very good for the cedar’s roots – if possible could you please…