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Arborvitae And Cypress Planting Guide Green Giant Arborvitae and Murray Cypress are ideal for privacy. They are prized for their ornamental appearance and fast growth. Planting them carefully and observing...

Privacy Hedge: Penny Mac Hydrangea While 80% of the trees we plant for privacy are the Green Giant Arborvitae, at times we get a request for other plants as well....

Privacy Dapple Willow and Survival Strategies of Plants Dapple Willow is possibly one of the fastest growing shrubs in the plant universe. It is not a tree, but can be...

Green Space Impact: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Green spaces certainly reduce crime. It is not complicated: criminals can’t steal what they can’t see or it is too difficult...

Windowsill (inside) Winter Gardening: Testing New Ideas Winter is still raging hard in the Midwest in late February, but there are still opportunities to work on gardening projects and ideas....

  Late Winter Care of Mulch Beds - Privacy Evergreens Mulching around trees is important, especially so for newly planted evergreens, such as Arborvitae, Cypress or Pines. Often by the...

Springtime Pruning of Evergreens As a rule, evergreens generally do not need to be pruned, but some adjustments may be made to shape the trees’ future growth. Early Spring is...

Fruit & OakTrees for Hunters: Million White Oak LLC We grow and plant around 10,000/year trees across the Midwest. Our primary mission for Victory Gardens is privacy evergreens & for...

Privacy Evergreen Trees and Shrubs in Mexico A friend of Victory Gardens sent this photo from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  Privacy seekers all around the World use evergreens to limit visibility...

How to Fix Ugly Old Emerald Green Arborvitae We guide all of our customers away from Emerald Green Arborvitae as much as possible. They do not age well as they...

Eastern Red Cedar a Good Privacy Tree? Eastern Red Cedars grow native around much of the Midwest. They are an important ancestor of the Green Giant Arborvitae. Just like the...

In What USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Is It Safe to Plant Green Giant Arborvitae? Green Giant Arborvitae will flourish between Northern Florida to Milwaukee to Boston and Toronto Canada in...