Spiraea, or spirea, are known across the board as low-maintenance fragrant shrubs. There are spirea varieties that can grow ...

Degroot’s Spire and Emerald Green Arborvitae are both handsome evergreen conifer trees with rich dense foliage, but there are a few differences between them. Let’s take a closer look at these two tall ...

Hi Doug – To say I am disgusted with what happened to my Green Giant Arborvitae (Thuja standishii x plicata) over the past winter would be an understatement.

Arborvitae, or Thuja, is an evergreen shrub that is native to North America. A wonderful hedge for privacy year-round, arborvitae grows densely, creating a natural living wall that also provides a ...

The botanical name Thuja seems to be associated with the wrong plant in the wrong place. Then, common names like giant arborvitae, and western red cedar, drum up a truckful of fears.

One of the evergreens that stands out in our unfinished garden painting is the Thuja Orientalis, “Nana Aurea,” commonly known as the Oriental Arborvitae.

One of the evergreens that stands out in our unfinis hed garden painting is the Thuja Orientalis, “Nana Aurea,” commonly known as the Oriental Arborvitae.

Thuja standishii, Japanese arborvitae, is even more elusive in commerce than T. koraiensis. Much larger (to 50 feet) than T. koraiensis where it grows in the mixed montane conifer-angiosperm forests ...

The North Pole arborvitae was named Proven Winners' Landscape Shrub of the Year for 2025, and it grows just fine in the South.

Arborvitae, otherwise known as Thuja, is a well-known evergreen plant typically used as a hedge or boundary plant. With year-round greenery and a dense growing habit, arborvitae can be relied on to ...

Northern white-cedar is a slow growing native North American boreal tree with the scientific name Thuja occidentalis. Arborvitae is another name for the tree in its cultivated and commercially ...