My cedar hedge is full of dried trimings, is it alright to leave them in the trees or should they be taken out. (I'm new at this, new region, older home neglected yard new to me) Is it ok to use cedar hedge trimings ( I have tons of them) to protect/mulch roses and other tender plants from the frost over winter. Also should the ground under the cedars be cleaned or is it ok to let the timings pile up and decompose? Thanks in advance for your advice.
It is better to remove the dried trimming lumps from inside the cedar plants to allow air circulation and light and so that the new shoots are not choked by the collected dried trimmings. One does not have to do this after each trim but just make sure that there are no piles of trimmings collected inside plants. The one on the ground can be left as mulch for retaining moisture and will gradually (but slowly) decompose.
