{"id":4637,"date":"2025-02-16T06:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T01:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/horticulture\/?p=4637"},"modified":"2025-02-16T06:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T01:14:45","slug":"thuja-occidentalis-arborvitae-plants-in-my-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/horticulture\/thuja-occidentalis-arborvitae-plants-in-my-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Thuja occidentalis, Arborvitae plants in my garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N95mbd-H1FI?si=ltJmtmM2-9IkoT_b\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thuja occidentalis, also known as Arborvitae are evergreen coniferous plants which can grow into trees. It is widely cultivated as ornamental plants. I have a couple of them here in garden pots and they are growing well. This is the first plant here. It has grown well though it is only in a 12 inch garden pot. Pot has been well decorated with shiny white stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the second Arborvitae plant growing in an ornamental garden pot. You can a get a glimpse of light pink Ixora flower bunch, Eugenia liver red and Norfolk Island Pine in nearby garden pots. Being only short glimpses, you may find it difficult to identify those plants. Just try your luck. Those pots have multi-colored decorative stones, which will also serve as mulching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thuja occidentalis, also known as Arborvitae are evergreen coniferous plants which can grow into trees. It is widely cultivated as ornamental plants. I have a couple of them here in garden pots and they are growing well. This is the first plant here. 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