Tag Archives: cedar

Garden Edging

I would like to use lumber to edge my garden, what would be recommended? Should I use Cedar, Pine or Pressure Treated wood? I am expecting to have part of the garden used to grow food.…

Cedar Hedge

We have just moved in to a house that has an old cedar hedge which is dying at various places.  It has holes in it.  The branches where it is dying has a speckle of white on it.  How do…

Emerald Cedar Dying or Sunburnt?

I live in the GTA and have planted 10 6ft Emerald Cedars early this spring. They have all done really well until now with the exception of 1 which is now showing signs of trouble. They are planted along a…

Emerald cedar problems

Hello I live in Welland and have an emerald cedar that is turning brown at the bottom on one side and looking faded and limp throughout. I cut away many of the dead branches. It also has many small brown…

Cedar hedge

  I live in Port Elgin Ontario, about 1 km from the lake. The soil is mostly sandy. We have a cedar hedge along the south side of our property that is about 30 years old, about 6 ft high…

Black versus White Cedar

We are looking to create a tall cedar wall hedge. Located in Toronto, sunny in the morning, wet area and clay soil. What is the difference between black cedar and white cedar? (colour, width, height at maturity, can it be…

Browning, crowded, cedar hedge

I purchased a home with a cedar hedge in my backyard 6 years ago. 15 trees were planted too close together. The trees get enough sun and rain coverage. I’m in zone 6. I think the soil is loam. For…

Pyramidal Cedar

What type of pyramidal cedar do you recommend for Ottawa,Ont. Sunny location,dry soil,not sure of climate zone.…

Pruning tall cedars to promote lower growth?

I live in Calgary and have managed to grow two gorgeous cedars in the east side of my home for the past twenty years. This past horrific winter, mule deer came into our neighbourhood for the first time, to forage,…