The rim will naturally level off as the plant ages. For at least 2 years, supplement rainfall from spring through fall when nature does not provide about 1 inch of rain a week.

Cherry laurel is a dense, thicket-forming evergreen shrub from southwest Asia. It is a popular choice for Irish garden hedges, but if left unchecked it can grow to the size of trees.

I planted a group of cherry laurels 3 years ago, and each year the leaves yellow in early summer. It involves the entire shrub despite fungicides and pesticides. They recover, and after trimming ...

Our mystery plant — Cherry laurel, Laurel cherry, Prunus carolinianaour — is a relative of the common and widespread “black cherry,” which may be growing in your area.

Cherry Laurel is in flower at present. Its flowers aren't very showy; they are very small and numerous, are off-white in colour and are arranged in flower-heads that are held upright like mini ...

This plant is a relative of the Cherry Laurel but has smaller shiny leaves and young stems that are reddish in colour. It's a great choice for chalky soil, where Cherry Laurels don't do well.

IN NATURE (vol. viii., p. 245) Mr. Thiselton Dyer, in answer to a correspondent, says that he knows of no explanation? of the purpose or origin of the nectariferous glands on the back of the leaf ...