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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a lot of recommendations until you said no pollinators. Those giant Thuja plicata that are in the picture go to 60 ft. It's very hard to find smaller conifers that are not dwarf but my absolute favorite is the Fat Albert Colorado Blue Spruce. It's gorgeous in real life, slowly growing up to 10 or 15 ft, but it's so $$$$. Monrovia grows it so it's at Lowe's. I'd add some native evergreen honeysuckle for color and birds - make sure it's only Lonicera sempervirens, the others are horribly invasive.  Please don't plant Ligustrum or nandina, they are invasive and ugly as hell. Ligustrum smells nasty too. Go for native, they are low maintenance, don't need a lot of water or babying. [/quote]

I agree with this.  Instead of arborvitae. I recommend American holly.  They can be easily pruned back if necessary and deer don’t like them.

One thing I often see with arborvitaes planted in a row, is one or more will inevitably get rust and it just looks bad.

The other thing you should be aware of is some people hate the smell of boxwoods.  I love them, but for some people they smell like cat pee.  I think it’s like cilantro—some people love it and for some it tastes like soap.

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