This is for our bare root Common or Cherry Laurel ‘Rotundifolia’ evergreen hedge plants (Prunus Rotundifolia).
These plants are also quite happy in full sun and anything in-between so is a really versatile plant for all parts of a garden.
Laurels are evergreen giving you year-round privacy and are great for reducing noise with large dense rich shiny green coloured leaves.
If you don’t prune them before the flowers appear in early Spring they form lovely delicate creamy white flowers and black berries in the Autumn.
Laurels will grow up to 60cm per year in full or partial sun so will quickly make a tall hedge – they can grow up to 10m tall but are happy being trimmed from 1m upwards – we recommend you trim once a year in the Autumn to keep the foliage dense, or in early Spring if you want to avoid the flowers and berries.
They will grow in most soil types although we don’t recommend for coastal areas as they don’t like salt in the air – Green Privet is a better option for this!
All you need to do is simply choose the height of the plants you want to plant now and the number of plants you need.
We recommend 5 plants per metre in a double zig-zag row for a thick hedge, but you can get away with 3-4 per metre in a staggered row if you don’t mind waiting an extra year or two to form a thick hedge.
All you have to do is choose how many plants you need and what size plants you want to start with!
· Evergreen – great for privacy all year round
· Works in most soil types
· Can be planted in Full Sun to Full Shade
· Low maintenance and fast growing
· Cut once a year in the Autumn or Spring
· Hardy
