In article <Awgwj.458$***@newsfe4-win.ntli.net>,
Eddy <***@removeALLbutRESTvirgin.net> writes:
|> ®óñ© © ²°±°-°² wrote:
|> > Laurels are bad news. They don't half grow!
|>
|> Yes, true, laurels do really shoot up, every year and they do need
|> trimming back on the sides as well, otherwise, like rhododendrons they
|> just keep spreading ever outwards with the outer surface being a fairly
|> thin but dense wall of leaves and the inside of the bush being "empty".
|> However, they are much easier and more pleasant to trim, in my
|> experience, despite the amount of work involved. If you don't mind
|> trimming them, top and sides, every year, then the secret is simply to
|> never let them get to a height where trimming the top section is
|> difficult for you. There lovely luscious shiny green leaves are a
|> year-round pleasure.
A much better plant for that purpose in the south and west (even further,
if these warm winters keep up) is bay - Laurus nobilis. All of the
advantages of laurel, grows more slowly, smalled nice, and is useful
in the kitchen (and for celebrating victories and triumphs, of course).
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.