Archive:  2022

Both Western Red Cedars and Emerald Cedars offer dense evergreen foliage for year-round privacy. They have some slight differences. Read more here.

Cedar hedges should ideally be pruned in late summer, like August. But pruning them correctly is more important than when you do it. Read more here.

Fall is great time of year for planting not just hedges but trees, shrubs, and spring-blooming flower bulbs. Fall planting is ideal. Read more here.

Young cedar hedges can grow up to 2 feet per year provided their needs are met. They need sun, water, and nutrients. Read more here.

The final height of Emerald Cedars (‘smaragd’) can be roughly 15 feet; however, final height is influenced by several factors. Read more here.

The advantages of hedging cedars are numerous and include privacy, added value to property, long life, and shelter for birds and butterflies. Read more here.

Boxwoods, whether potted or not are not the same thing as cedars, potted or not. Boxwoods are shrubs from the genus Boxus with the family Buxaceae.

There is no magic number for how large a cedar should be when planting a hedge. Smaller shrubs will take longer to fill in the space. Read more here.

Emerald cedars, which are also called Smaragd cedars, are very fast growing and make a great hedge. Their fast growing habit is one of the reasons they are commonly used for hedging on the Lower Mainland.

Boxwood shrubs are shrubs within the genus, Buxus. This genus is within the family, Buxaceae. There are roughly 70 species within Buxus, and they are all shrubs or small trees. In addition, there are hundreds of cultivars to choose from. Everything within this genus is called a Boxwood.