Privacy trees
We recently put in a pool and created a 4 foot flowerbed on both sides, separated by a 4 foot path. We have a 6’ wooden fence but we’d like tall trees on both sides that may grow up to…
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Photinia as a privacy hedge
I am wondering if a Photinia hedge can grow tall and as a privacy hedge. I would like it to grown about 10-12 feet tall. The colours are so beautiful. If has about 3 feet in depth to grow and…
Privacy
Hi i need some advice…we have a huge maple tree at the back of our yard (neighbours tree) that has just had to be cut right back as it was overhanging our yard about 8 foot killing everything underneith…
Fast growing coniferous trees for privacy
I am looking to utilize the fastest growing coniferous trees to line a fence i have in order to provide privacy above the current 6′ height of the fence at an ideal height of full privacy being around 15′ .…
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…
Best Hedging Trees?
Hi,
We are looking for the best (and cheapest) low maintenance evergreen hedge to plan in our backyard close to the fence line to have privacy from the backyard neighbour whose house is much higher and we have full visibility…
Cedar Hedges*
We live east just off the island of Montreal. We have a 10-foot high cedar hedge & wish to reduce the height. Can we cut it by 1 foot? 2 feet? Or more without killing the cedars? When is…
Backyard Privacy Trees
We live in north Toronto and with big new builds behind us we have no privacy. We face south but limited sun due to 2 100ft trees either side of property. So old they have limited branches and no privacy.…
Chinese Elm Hedge
I just read a posting about a Chinese elm hedge that had sections die. This posting was from a couple of years ago. I have just had the same thing happen to my 60 yr old hedge. I have lost…
Hedge
Just removed about 200+ feet of cedars and to replace it with sections of 8′ high fence 24′ long then about 24′ of hedge then fence again and on and on.
What would make a good hedge (not cedars)?…