Thick Cedars planted closely together create one of the best privacy Hedges!
Neighbors overly interested in your life, visitors and street doings are a pest .. so best blocked their view and get back your privacy!
P.S. This Cedar hedge could use a little trimming, the off season of winter is best time to trim, then you would better see the path with the black wrought iron gate.
Best Cedar Tree trimming time is late Fall or early Spring !
A Cedar tree’s growth generally retains the latest shape created … but a new trimming can bring back the design shape you like best.
Cedar trees can be formed into many shapes. This is an easy DIY project!
When one is pruning cedars, some prefer to cut the bottom wider than the top to allow sunlight to the lower branches … more of a Christmas tree or cone shape. Cedars are flexible and as shown in the picture above as cedars are trimmed in more of a column shape.
Trimming cedar trees or hedge can be done most any time of the year. The best time is after spring’s 6-8 week cedar leaf growth period.
Cedar Pruning Caution: Start out slowly and trim a little at a time until your shape starts to develop. Cutting to deeply into the cedar you will run into the interior branches that have little or no foliage … then you end with a hole in you shape .. not so good!
Tools need are a sharp pair of hand shears for smaller trees … some smaller cedar hedges can be done with shears but with larger cedar hedges one needs an electric or gas shears.
If you have large and tall cedar hedges consider using an arborist as there is some danger and/or skill involved.
Advantages to regular annual pruning is that it keeps the cedar’s shape you want. Regular trimming maintains your cedar’s size and the garden area they take up.
Why plant a hedge this year?
Well the fact is that they are cheaper than other options like a wood fence.
Here are 4 good reasons for planting a Hedge.
1. Mark one’s property boundaries, block off areas and/or define spaces.
2. Aid to blocking winds, dust, sun, absorb road or neighbor noise.
3. Hide unattractive features like rubbish bins, ugly buildings, sheds
4. Your privacy from others looking in your windows.
P.S. Photo shows mature 12 foot (4 metre) high Hick Yew trees blocking the view into the windows!
The evergreen cedar tree fights to germinate it’s seed and survive in the forest.
In this photo, little cedar seeds have found their way between the limestone cracks and with a little ground water try to establish themselves.
PS Cedars and rough stonework go together so well in gardens and landscaping!
Cedar Trees add privacy and the wrought iron fence a barrier to entry!
Cedar Trees in the Garden are a popular choice because they are green all year round.
This cedar tree is referred to as an Eastern Arborvitae and is identified as a Sherwood Moss type..
Fence not High Enough?
Property Security can be a concern when a fence can be easily jumped. 
Here is an example of using barb wire along the top to deter fence hoppers!
Adding Barb wire on top of your Wood Fence is a simple easy method to add some quick property Security.
Cute little Cedar growing in a Garden Rock wall.
Tall Cedar Trees planted to create a privacy type hedge with contrasting white picket fence.
Winter photo of Cedar Trees planted in two rows providing a wind break and future privacy.
Cedar Trees grow high over time and provide the privacy one needs from peeking passerbys and a nosey neighbor.
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