The “Chat with Adrian” blog is a variety of short videos in which Adrian Byrne, the owner of Hedging.ie and Laurelhedging.ie will address problems you may face regarding all types of hedging and, especially, laurel plants. With 20 years of knowledge and experience in the horticulture industry, he is more than ready to share his advice and answer all of your questions.
The “Chat with Adrian” blog is a variety of short videos in which Adrian Byrne, the owner of Hedging.ie and Laurelhedging.ie will address problems you may face regarding hedging and laurel hedging plants. With 20 years of knowledge and experience in the horticulture industry, he is more than ready to share his advice and answer all of your questions.
Caring plants in general and Cherry Laurel in particular is not such an easy task. You have to pay attention to how to fertilize, how to water, and how to prune Cherry Laurel on time correctly.
Laurel plants are becoming more and more popular in Ireland because they are very easy and fast to grow. However, Laurel plants suffer from some diseases such as Powdery mildew and Shot-hole disease. These diseases are popular in Laurel plants. Even though they cannot threaten the life of the plant, they might affect the look of the leaves.
Portuguese Laurel is such an evergreen and suitable plant for a hedge. It is also called Portugal Laurel. Its botanic name is Prunus Lusitanica. The family of Portugal Laurel comprises of Prunus Lusitanica “Angustifolia”, Prunus Lusitanica “Variegata”, Prunus Lusitanica “Azorica”. And Prunus Lusitanica “Angustifolia” is more common than others.
Common Laurel, Cherry Laurel, and English Laurel are different common names for the same plant. Prunus Laurocerasus is its botanical name. At present, Cherry Laurel is one of the most common options of a hedge in Ireland because of its diversities and suitable features with the weather.
There are a variety of different types of Laurel plants that are suitable for hedging. In Ireland, the Common or Cherry Laurel group (Prunus laurocerasus) is the most common hedging plant but Portugal Laurel also makes a dense, evergreen hedge. Bay Laurel is also a useful hedging plant.
There is a wide range of hedging plants in a choice of different root types. Each root type has its own advantages and disadvantage. In this article, we will help you to choose the right plants matching your needs (planting potted laurel hedging or bare-root laurel) by analyzing the positive and negative aspects of bare-root or pot-grown.
Common Laurel is one of the best evergreen and the most popular hedging species. Besides Common Laurel, people can call it with other names such as Cherry Laurel, English Laurel. In this blog, we will provide you cherry laurel planting guide so that you can plant cherry laurel in pots successfully. Basically, this is a process of eight steps as below:
If you’re looking for a hedge that’s easy to care for and even easier to grow, you should consider planting laurel hedging. As an attractive non-coniferous and evergreen topiary, laurel is incredibly practical when compared to other hedge species.
