10 Evergreens Every Garden Should Have!
video description
Date: 2022-07-16
Related videos
Comments and reviews: 9
Maureen
Im so glad your video showed up in my feed. A few years ago, we had a beautiful blue spruce planted, and then it died within a year. When I dug it out, there was metal wire (basket) entangled with the roots. From your comment about the blue spruce that fell over, I have to think ours died because the wire basket wasnt removed when they planted it. I was so sad to lose it.
I wanted to ask if you have heard of the Arborvitae Jantar? In 2015, we planted nine of them, and they are just beautiful now. They have a golden coloring that we just love. Since then, we have been searching for them without succes; could it be they were a one-time variety? If we cannot find any more we will plant something else, as we badly need a line of privacy. Will any of the boxwoods go nicely with our Arbs, or perhaps the Manhattan Euonymous? Sorry this is so long!
reply
Im so glad your video showed up in my feed. A few years ago, we had a beautiful blue spruce planted, and then it died within a year. When I dug it out, there was metal wire (basket) entangled with the roots. From your comment about the blue spruce that fell over, I have to think ours died because the wire basket wasnt removed when they planted it. I was so sad to lose it.
I wanted to ask if you have heard of the Arborvitae Jantar? In 2015, we planted nine of them, and they are just beautiful now. They have a golden coloring that we just love. Since then, we have been searching for them without succes; could it be they were a one-time variety? If we cannot find any more we will plant something else, as we badly need a line of privacy. Will any of the boxwoods go nicely with our Arbs, or perhaps the Manhattan Euonymous? Sorry this is so long!
reply
Shelley
Ok, first thing; how do you get your hands and nails so clean? Mine are always stained.
Evergreens: we lost our weeping cedar about 5 years ago when it split. It was only about 5 from the house and against the neighbors garage so we took it out. We have a row of cedars across our back fence and last summer when we had a freaky, early heat wave (se WA; June; 120 degrees, we were of course away on vacation. Our cedars and a rhododendron got torched. The rhododendron has recovered. Cedars, not so much. Mistake #1 we didnt immediately get water on them when we got home because they generally do well on water from lawns on both sides. They now have dead tops and many limbs. They are fully mature. Anything I can do to save them?
reply
Ok, first thing; how do you get your hands and nails so clean? Mine are always stained.
Evergreens: we lost our weeping cedar about 5 years ago when it split. It was only about 5 from the house and against the neighbors garage so we took it out. We have a row of cedars across our back fence and last summer when we had a freaky, early heat wave (se WA; June; 120 degrees, we were of course away on vacation. Our cedars and a rhododendron got torched. The rhododendron has recovered. Cedars, not so much. Mistake #1 we didnt immediately get water on them when we got home because they generally do well on water from lawns on both sides. They now have dead tops and many limbs. They are fully mature. Anything I can do to save them?
reply
Doug
WOW! THIS WAS GREAT! I LOVE SPRUCES! & ARBS & needed to know of Boxwoods. Your Fruit Tree video was GREAT TOO! WHERE OH WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR BOUNDLESS ENERGY FROM! How does your husband get any work done seeing your striking beautiful eyes! And THIS ENTIRE VIDEO YOU NEVER nocked your coffee cup! Mine would've long gone -oops-flying across the room! Your videos and knowledge & Vitality is such a joy to behold! I Always look forward to what garden adventures in planting await! Enjoyed The Pond Guy video too! I loved seeing your folks garden! I'm so glad I removed the wire basket from my Norway Spruce gift tree. ENDLESS ENTHUSIASM! THANK YOU SO MUCH! So INSPIRING!
reply
WOW! THIS WAS GREAT! I LOVE SPRUCES! & ARBS & needed to know of Boxwoods. Your Fruit Tree video was GREAT TOO! WHERE OH WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR BOUNDLESS ENERGY FROM! How does your husband get any work done seeing your striking beautiful eyes! And THIS ENTIRE VIDEO YOU NEVER nocked your coffee cup! Mine would've long gone -oops-flying across the room! Your videos and knowledge & Vitality is such a joy to behold! I Always look forward to what garden adventures in planting await! Enjoyed The Pond Guy video too! I loved seeing your folks garden! I'm so glad I removed the wire basket from my Norway Spruce gift tree. ENDLESS ENTHUSIASM! THANK YOU SO MUCH! So INSPIRING!
reply
Chris
One of the most important aspects of planting evergreens is to respect their mature size and characteristics, plant the right tree for your situation. For example, avoid Eastern White Pines (100') as foundation plantings and no Leyland Cypress (80') as hedges. You probably don't need an 90' Norway Spruce to screen the street or neighbor's yard, how about a 12' Cherry Laurel or a 20' Holly instead?
I see improper plant selections like those more often than not, done all the time. There are so many evergreens for almost any situation, but it is so important to pick the right one for your situation.
reply
One of the most important aspects of planting evergreens is to respect their mature size and characteristics, plant the right tree for your situation. For example, avoid Eastern White Pines (100') as foundation plantings and no Leyland Cypress (80') as hedges. You probably don't need an 90' Norway Spruce to screen the street or neighbor's yard, how about a 12' Cherry Laurel or a 20' Holly instead?
I see improper plant selections like those more often than not, done all the time. There are so many evergreens for almost any situation, but it is so important to pick the right one for your situation.
reply
Jenny
Any advice on yews? Those are the only evergreens I have and they were very overgrown when I moved in. I debated removing them and starting over but decided to cut them back about 9inches so they no longer cover the sidewalk and see how they grow back this year. They're only about 4ft tall so the height was perfect, the width was my only complaint. The top is very dense and I'm wondering if I should try to thin it out a bit as well.
I really enjoy your videos! They are very informative and inspiring for beginners like me.
reply
Any advice on yews? Those are the only evergreens I have and they were very overgrown when I moved in. I debated removing them and starting over but decided to cut them back about 9inches so they no longer cover the sidewalk and see how they grow back this year. They're only about 4ft tall so the height was perfect, the width was my only complaint. The top is very dense and I'm wondering if I should try to thin it out a bit as well.
I really enjoy your videos! They are very informative and inspiring for beginners like me.
reply
Kasandra
Hoping you can address this for the more novice gardeners like myself. I've been wanting to add a couple smaller evergreen varieties to my landscape but there seems to be various max height and width specs for the same tree species depending on the website/grower. How do I know what to go by? The weeping white spruce tree would be the perfect size but the specs I read online say it grows much larger than the info you have. Seriously confused
reply
Hoping you can address this for the more novice gardeners like myself. I've been wanting to add a couple smaller evergreen varieties to my landscape but there seems to be various max height and width specs for the same tree species depending on the website/grower. How do I know what to go by? The weeping white spruce tree would be the perfect size but the specs I read online say it grows much larger than the info you have. Seriously confused
reply
Jill
I live in Ohio and love evergreens. I have been relandscaping our property over the last two growing seasons. I have several Winter Gems and arborvitae. I am looking for an evergreen tree to serve as an anchor for my front flower bed. It will be close to the house so it needs to be 8-10 feet tall and about four feet wide. Does anyone know if such a tree exists? Thanks so much, Laura, for your great videos!
reply
I live in Ohio and love evergreens. I have been relandscaping our property over the last two growing seasons. I have several Winter Gems and arborvitae. I am looking for an evergreen tree to serve as an anchor for my front flower bed. It will be close to the house so it needs to be 8-10 feet tall and about four feet wide. Does anyone know if such a tree exists? Thanks so much, Laura, for your great videos!
reply
big
Congrats on your great coffee cup! It reminds me of the one my Mom received as a Mother Day present from my little boy many years ago. It has the thumb type hold and the curved lip making for a fantastic cup to drink from. She just loved it and constantly said don't ever let anything happen to this cup! I have it in my cupboard now in a safe place! Good luck to you and your family. greg zone 5
reply
Congrats on your great coffee cup! It reminds me of the one my Mom received as a Mother Day present from my little boy many years ago. It has the thumb type hold and the curved lip making for a fantastic cup to drink from. She just loved it and constantly said don't ever let anything happen to this cup! I have it in my cupboard now in a safe place! Good luck to you and your family. greg zone 5
reply
Linda
I enjoyed seeing this list! Can you clarify growing zones, in general? I live in Texas panhandle which is a zone 7 but our heat zone is a 9. When looking at growing tags, can the last number be a consideration for the heat zone? Our soil is high PH and our low humidity and almost constant wind also need consideration so your information is valuable for me.
Thank you!
reply
I enjoyed seeing this list! Can you clarify growing zones, in general? I live in Texas panhandle which is a zone 7 but our heat zone is a 9. When looking at growing tags, can the last number be a consideration for the heat zone? Our soil is high PH and our low humidity and almost constant wind also need consideration so your information is valuable for me.
Thank you!
reply
Add a review, comment
Other channel videos
