Watering your cedar

Watering (General indications) A freshly planted hedge should usually be watered once or twice a week during the first month in order to maintain soil moisture (this one will have been watered [...]

The fertilization of a cedar hedge is optional: it is not necessary for the good health of your hedge. However, if you wishes a fast growth, it would be interesting to apply a fertilizer rich in [...]

Your hedge cedar, white or black, will only require an annual trim while providing you a screen all year while other varieties do not require trim at all. In the case of a hedge that has been [...]

Spring and fall are ideal for planting potted cedars and jute-covered basket cedars. As for root-potted cedars, they can be transplanted without problems from April to November. When planting is [...]

Thuja has good tolerance to many types of soil. However, they must be drain properly, contrary to a popular belief claiming that the Thuja grow in water: « Drown them! » will say some of your [...]

To minimize stress for your cedars, protect them well during transportation and keep them in a shady spot until planting. Plant them as soon as possible and make sure they do not run out of [...]

The overwhelming heat we have experienced in recent weeks has made us forget that fall is at our door. If your tuques and gloves are still tidy, the plants, on the other hand, have have already [...]

Unless they are exposed to high winds or planted near the street, there is no need to protect Thuja occidentalis and Thuja occ. Nigra since they rarely show any damage after the winter. Some [...]

At la Cédrière Barbe we grow two broad categories of cedar: hedge cedar and ornamental cedar. Each type of cedar has its own characteristics and qualities, and it can be difficult to choose the [...]