If you plant between the laurel bushes you may end up with gaps when the laurels are later removed. In addition, the cutting and digging it would take to remove the laurels later may damage the ...

Another species of plants that is referred to as laurel is found in the genus Prunus. Prunus is a very large genus that contains almonds, apricots, cherries, peaches and plums.

Mountain laurel is from the heath family and therefore thrives in acidic soil with a pH of 3.5 to 5.5 by soil test standards (we love having our soil test kits from the Monroe County Cooperative ...

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 ...

Japanese laurel, also known as Aucuba japonica, is a fast-growing shrub that can tolerate both partial or full shade. It has large, thick, and glossy leaves that often feature yellow spots or patches.

Old plants grown in the shade have great sculptural features -- they are twisted and lanky, with ridged and furrowed bark. Dick Jaynes is probably the foremost breeder of mountain laurel, having ...

If plants have died back to near the ground, go ahead and cut them all the way back. Odds are, as long as you’re not dealing with a 50-year-old plant, you should get some regrowth.

Mountain laurel has many fine features: it will grow in sun or shade, the leaves are shiny and bright, and the delicate flowers are prolific -- usually. What I noticed as I passed through forests of ...