The Fastest-Growing Evergreen

Evergreen (NAPSA)—Robert Frost once said, “Good fences make good neighbors.” If you value—and seek—privacy, when erecting a privacy screen, don’t overlook one that may make your neighbors ereen with envy: a fast-growing evergreen conifer. The fastest-growing conifer makes a good privacy screen. One of the fastest-growing of all conifers is the Thuja X Green Giant, which grows three to five feet per year. This USDA bionic evergreen was the 1998 Pennsylvania Horticulture Society's Gold Medal Plant Award winner. The fragrant Green Giant is cloaked in dense, dark foliage clear to the ground, making it a ereat privacy screen. The Green Giant is a tough plant that is easy to grow. It toler- ates almost anysoil, is resistant to damage from ice and snow and able to withstand drought once established. It’s also deer and bagworm resistant and is a good replacement for the disease-prone Leyland Cypress. It eventually will grow to 30 to 50 feet in height and a slender 10 foot wide span. For more information about the Green Giant, call (888) 855- 3300 or visit the web site at www.botanyshop.com.