Morning Ksquared ...
browning arborvitae
Isn't the arborvitae tree often seen in rows along the outside boundary of cemeteries because of its low-maintenance requirements? Not a lot of snow-plowing and salting in cemeteries, I guess, and apparently what you have is a shrub variety?
When my parents bought their present attractive house in 1962 (moved in on the day Marilyn Monroe died), it had two small arborvitae on either end of the front of the house. They grew and grew over the years, eventually screening the nice front elevation of the house. My mother, now 91, continues to disallow trimming them.
Good luck with your shrubbery. I've heard that a good hedge near the street/road is good for reducing traffic-noise in the house, along with the visual screen that it provides.
The browning arborvitae and deer notwithstanding, I hope you're having a good spring.
Justin, having a stormy spring day in Texas
