As Hobson explains in detail in his book The Creative Art of Pruning, the Portuguese laurel is just one of the many types of specimen trees and shrubs (as well as hedges) that can be aesthetically ...

How should I go about reshaping the existing laurel hedge? Note: Several years ago, I had it pruned to the ground but did not keep up with pruning as it regrew. I don't want to start from scratch ...

Now the hedge has branches growing out all over and I can barely keep up with weeding this place, let alone getting out a ladder to prune the laurel. I am feeling overwhelmed. How often must one ...

Suitable hardy evergreen alternative hedging species that will give you year-round shelter and privacy, and also tolerate regular clipping to keep them neat include Portuguese laurel (Prunus ...

but the following year things should return to normal and you should start pruning them annually. Make sure, however, that your husband keeps the laurel hedge under control, which will also be ...