Back (Eventually Undulating) Hicks Yew Hedge - November 2024
I spent a long time thinking and planning and (eventually) buying and planting a full hedge of (at that time) small Hicks Yews across the back of our yard back in 2019. I planted twelve 1# pots in the Summer of 2019 and they've had (now) six growing seasons ('19, '20, '21, '22, '23, '24). I picked these because they're shade-tolerant. And, evergreen. And, narrow/upright. But, I was hesitant. Why? Because...well...Yews have a bad reputation. Ask any gardener my age if their parents had yews in front of their house when they were growing up and the answer is: yes. I was hesitant to use Yews because of what I had grown-up with in the garden. Everywhere you look in suburban gardens, people have been using Boxwoods. And, I have, too. Boxwoods here. Boxwoods there. But, after some hemming-and-hawing...I opted for these $5.00 Hicks, upright Yews for the hedge. I came across this 'undu...