WHAT: The Mount Vernon variety of dwarf English laurel creates a dense, tidy evergreen mound, making it an ideal ground cover. WHY PLANT IT: Though it is a cousin of a larger, more aggressive English ...

DORSET was still Lord Chamberlain when the death of Shadwell placed the laurel again at his disposal. Had he listened to Dryden, "William Congreve would have received it. Of all the throng of young ...

Looking for an attractive, fast-growing tree that can also function as a screen or privacy fence? Cherry laurel trees (Prunus laurocerasus), sometimes referred to as English laurel, could be the ...

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