cedar

I am getting some Cedar cladding installed around a timber framed window.The window has a metal strip or bead along the bottom edge. This will not be wide enough to bring any rain water out over the cladding. Are these metal beads easy to remove - I tried but couldn't. The carpenter has put a...

I have some concerns about some of these that I planted perhaps 2 years ago. Although they have grown about 18", they seem to be turning very brown and thinning. I'm wondering if it's simply because they are quite enclosed between the shed and wall and might not be greeting enough water? Or...