26 Thuja Green Giants Planted for Privacy in Ellington CT

A lot of homeowners want privacy without putting up a fence. They want something that looks like it belongs - something green, something that grows. That's exactly what this Ellington customer was going for, and we think the end result speaks for itself.

We started by running a Kubota mini excavator down the full length of the property line to dig a clean, straight trench. String lines kept everything aligned from end to end. That's the part people don't always think about - the prep work. Getting the bed dug right sets up every tree to go in at the correct depth and spacing. No guessing, no eyeballing it.

From there we brought in 26 Thuja Green Giants. These are a go-to choice for privacy plantings for good reason. They're fast-growing, they stay dense year-round, and they hold up well in Connecticut winters. Planted in a straight line with good root-zone preparation, these trees are set up to thrive. They already look great now, and in a few growing seasons they'll close into a full natural screen.

To finish it off, we laid 5 yards of dark mulch across the entire bed. It locks in moisture, cuts down on weed pressure, and gives the whole planting a clean, finished look right away. It's the kind of detail that makes a new planting look intentional rather than just thrown in the ground.

This is a job where the light excavation work made all the difference. Running the equipment to prep that bed correctly - rather than hand-digging 26 tree holes - meant the spacing was precise and every tree went in under the right conditions. If you've got a property line that could use a natural screen like this, it's worth doing it right from the start.