My wife and I just watched this video twice. We were amazed how well informed the host was on this subject. She should use that very informative gift of explaining things in teaching or communications. Thank you for posting this.

"Good fences make good neighbors." So true!

One of the best informational videos I’ve seen about arborvitae’s! Thank you so much

Great information on these trees. One thing that is really neat about them is the shelter they provide for the birds. Your Prairifire Crabapple Tree is gorgeous. I will be looking for one of these come Spring.

You have such a calm demeanor. Lovely backyard.

Great information to know and awesome video. Your cypress are beautiful

Great video about Arborvitae trees care!

It's the best video I've ever seen thanks ❤

Wow Laura it looks amazing!!!! I really love that look! You have such a good eye for pairing plants! I love the fact you say birds make nests because this year I am turning part of the backyard into a conifer garden for the birds to have shelter and so I can see green in the winter as well. Thank you for sharing this gorgeous view!! 🌷🌷🌷

Very good information

Great video!! Thank you so much. You garden looks like mine. It's so welcoming.

Great video thanks for the info!

Excellent video!

Good video. Very informative.

Very good information one of the better videos Thankyou

I have one Emerald Green Arborvitae that I planted back around 2015 about 3.5' tall now is at least 13' tall with no maintenance except for occasional spring fertilizing and some watering during dry summers. Looks great placed at the corner of our house. Here in PA zone 6b, I personally prefer using pine bark for amending our clay soil, this is found at our local Lowe's sold as 'pine bark mulch' (not pellets) as our winters are wet and this helps with drainage then we add a little compost. I make sure to remove the larger pieces of bark as you add it to the soil. Using them by the fence was a great choice!

I love arborvitaes! Easy to grow if you’re in the right zone. I do think you’ve planted yours too close together. While it looks great when they are small, it will look not so much once full grown like the other wall you have. Plus, they will share the same diseases or issues being so compact. They will grow better with a little more air and sun to circulate between them. Also too close to the fence for the roots. But arborvitaes are hearty and will grow anywhere if established properly. Beautiful!

Absolutely gorgeous. I'm so glad to see Americans incorporating more arborvitae in their gardens.

We have a younger (3 years old) arb wall & our biggest frustration has been rabbits. Even wrapping them in burlap--rabbits will chew right through it. We had to replace 2 arbs last spring because of them, so now we reinforce with chicken wire!

Thanks!

Hey there, Laura! 👋🏻 My hubby and I have been working on a big garden project ourselves this spring so I’m just now getting caught up on ur recent videos! I think ur project turned out beautifully!! 😍 I’m sure getting this done was a huge weight off ur shoulders, and I can tell ur very happy with the outcome! 😊 My hubby and I decided to build a rose arbor over our front pathway inspired by the David Austin rose gardens in the UK (well, I decided and telling me no wasn’t an option if I’m being honest lol 🤣). Here in west Tx, zone 8a, we have very rocky, sandy soil (imagine desert soil) so digging 18 inches deep for each timber (10 total - 5 on each side) was a FEAT. We also get VERY high winds here so everything has to be concreted in after digging down 18 inches. My hubby dug the holes for the timbers and concreted them in while my job was staining the timbers and planting 10 David Austin climbing roses. It took us almost two months to get it done completely, and we have dragged our dead butts to bed many many nights lol. I did indeed dig all the holes for my climbers, but it was a HUGE effort for me bc I ran into roots that were as big around as my arm (no joke 😳) from diseased trees we took down last summer. I worked on two roots that took me 4 hours each chiseling them out bc I’m not strong enough to lift my hubby’s root breaker. I was determined that I would not ask for help bc I’d agreed to dig the holes for my climbers so while I did complete the task, it took me DAYS to recover lol! Everything is done and all the roses have begun to leaf out, and I’m thrilled! As for planting trees in the spring vs fall, I’ve found (at least here in the HOT desert of west Tx) that planting trees in the fall works best for us so ur advice on knowing ur zone is great advice! We planted two Shumard Red Oak trees last fall to replace the diseased trees we removed (we did that ourselves too bc obviously we r crazy lol), and they sailed thru and r already leafed out. I have plans to plant two more big trees (Bloodgood Japanese Maple and undecided on the second tree) in the backyard this fall, but I’m letting my hubby recover a bit before I tell him I have more plans. Shhh 🤫 Ty as always for sharing ur vast knowledge and tips on gardening adventures! Love seeing ur videos! ❤ (P.S. the rose of Sharon’s r doing very well that u were instrumental in me getting so TYSM! 🥰)

So informative! How far from the fence do you recommend to plant them?

This is so helpful and informative! One question, did you do anything to manage the "multiple leaders" that develop on the Green Emerald's? Yours turned out so beautifully. We just planted a very similar looking row in a rock bed in front of a white vinyl fence but I noticed that some of them do have the 2nd leader. They are about 6' high and I am wondering if we should prune them or let them be. Thank you!

twenty oh nine? Lol i've never heard anyone say it like that. Arbs look great !

I really enjoyed your informative video!! I'm planting Evergreens this Fall and I'm trying to educate myself about planting and care. I was wondering if your stone edging is real or faux? If faux, where did you purchase them? They look great!! Thank you so much!!😊

As always you do such a great job explaining all! We have emerald greens arbs too (smaragd I believe they are also named right?) they have done really well for us! BTW, I think you've convinced me NOT to use landscape fabric on my little seated patio... I think I wanted to not deal w/ weeds but I've had fabric a while back and it really does become more of a nightmare (than weeds!-- 🤣 how can that be!?)

Great video. We are in Zone 6 of Michigan and had 20 6ft emerald greens planted in July when it was hot. 😮. We had a soaker line installed and watered our new sod and trees 2x/daily as instructed. They looked lush and green for the 1st month but then started getting brown branches. They appear to have new growth on them but now the insides are turning brown with spotty patches showing on the outside. We are freaking out thinking our large investment is going to completely die and our landscaper keeps brushing us off now telling us the trees are just stressed out a little and will be fine by next spring. We have these trees all around our neighborhood- all lush, thick and green with no sign of problems! Any advice you could give us?

We have "set backs" Ordinances here in Colorado. This looks sooo pretty. But my Neighbors would come unglued if I planted Hedge or Bushes inches from the Fence.

Nice job Laura. 💯 agree fences make nice neighbors. 😊👩🏾‍🌾👍🏾💕. How tall do the Prairie Fire Crabapple trees get? Do you remember the growing zone. Yours is really pretty with that backdrop.

Hi! We just planted 7 to create a natural border , we have heavy clay and mixed a small portion of compost in the hole but that’s it and have soaker hoses set up around them. Should we add mulch ring? Or any other tips to keep growing strong??? Thanks😊

I just planted arbor vitae this past fall in south Jersey. Some of them are a little yellow towards the tips, but the interiors are still vibrant green. Hoping once spring comes around they’ll bounce back. Thinking it may be a water issue.

That looks great! I’m planning to do my garden and I want to know the spacing from your fence to the stones. I am planning 2ft from my fence to the concrete and plant evergreen. Is that enough room? Thank you in advance!

Your yard looks amazing, I'm curious though, do you have to deal with leaf spot fungus on the photinias?

Not crazy about red tip fontina anywhere near hardscape or houses. I think of it as a privacy plant along a fence line on a very large piece of property.

Hi!!! I so wanna do this for our back fence which is about 14 ft - how much did you guys spend on the arborvitae with the stone work etc? Wondering if mulch would be a more cost effective top dress...

Beautiful yard and plant placement. I am doing same. I am trying to find out about soaker hose placement and timing . It is getting very confusing.

What do u do if one starts turning brown from a split branch?

Looks great! Sounds expensive, but you’re saving big on chiropractic visits. 😅 I was just planting a wave a phlox and I hit another slab of buried asphalt. 🤬 Hopefully, the roots don’t need to go down more than 8 inches because I couldn’t get it out. Off topic question. Once your dappled willow cuttings grow roots in water, do you pot them up in pots with holes or without? I know they like it wet. Potting soil or garden soil?

Excellent video. How do you treat black leaves from dog’s urine?

Looks really nice. You may have addressed it at some point but I haven’t heard, why no grass?

Thank you for the video! My Emerald Green Arborvitae is somehow full of tiny brown cones... and not very lush green. Any ideas why?

How far away or close can i plant next to a valve box, anyone? Not sure how invasive the root system is?

What's with the gravel yard? I can't say I've ever seen that in a non-desert area yard.

Hello is it normal for my Arborvitae trees to be turning brown ? I’m in Illinois ..

What kind of gravel runs adjacent to your aborvitae/river rock bed? Love your videos.

How far away from the fence did you plant that row of arborvitaes? Would the trees ever get too close to the fence, affecting the growth of the trees? We would like to plant a row of small emerald green arborvitaes against a PVC fence similar to what you did. The guidance we received was to plant no closer than 3 feet away from the fence.

I only planted mine a year ago, and as of. Now I can see most of my trees the needles are now turning brown and dropping slowly...is this Normal?!?! Also, when will there green recover if so, how soon?

They sell them all over south, GA zone 8b but they don’t do well here. I’m thinking the high humidity and heat gets to them

Food for thought: Consider planting other species that are intermingled with your primary screening arborvitae tree. Eventually, some of the arborvitae ( or other tree of choice) will die of bagworms or something else, so if you only plant a single row of one species, you will have major gaps later on as the dead is removed. As a result, landscape architects now design a screening border that is curved ( not straight), and include a variety of species that will grow tall. In short, a soldier straight border like this is recommended still by landscape contractors because it's cheaper and they lack the horticulture knowledge and education to do otherwise. They also don't have the time to search and find the various plant species that make the border interesting. Planting just one species means your area is even more susceptible to spreading a plant disease. On another note, a naturalistic landscape is never straight. 🥴. Btw... Since I made this mistake personally, I can speak about the wisdom in this plan. Lastly, your wooden logs or railroad ties will also rot and attract carpenter ants and termites.

How much water do u water them each time? I have a 4ft arborvitae. I water them 1.5 gallon. 3 times a week. Is it too much?

How many gallons of water per new planting of these? 7 feet

Can they grow in rocky soil?

Do the landscapers go to the big box store and buy the soil and amendments or is the homeowner supposed to have that on hand for them already?

CUrious..is your yard ALL pea gravel?

I find the pronunciations curious. Vitae is Vee-Tay' yet with arbor your'e saying it differently. Leyland sounds like Lee'-land as in the name, and you're saying that lay-land.

What's the distance between trees on your 2009 project?

Not enough space for future growth

Landscape fabric is the worst!!