i know absolutely nothing about gardening and want to put a hedge in my back yard. i live in Fernie which is in the east kootenays and sits at 3300 feet in elevation. fernie has long winters but not to cold and has its fair share of precip which is in both the clear and white variety. so i might ask, what is a good species? tricks to planting? spacing? and anything else i might need to know! thanks in advance...sTu