January 30, 2009

In the Landscape - Plants # 101a and #225cd

Our farm, Highland Hill Farm, is located in solid clay. We therefore like plants that grow well in dense, heavy, rather impermeable, NOT well-drained soils. One of the arborvitae, the Green Giant,a hybred of the Western Redcedar Tree, or botanically, the Thuja Plicata, is our favorite. This is a great choice for the Bucks County Pa. area. Here is why: It is deer resistant.
The hardiness zone the Green Giant Arborvita tolerates is from zone 5 to zone 8. That's where extreme cold temperatures get …

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