UNIQUE LUSH EVERGREEN GROUND-COVER
FEATURES:
- Shiny dark green foliage lasts all year long
- Showy, white colored flowers appear in spring
- Low maintenance and drought tolerant
- Tolerates urban pollution
- Perfect as a low hedge or in a mass planting
-
Hand Selected, Fresh from the Grower
- Ships in a plant-safe designed box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 6-9
- Mature Height: 1-2' tall
- Mature Width: 5-8' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Full Shade
- Spacing: 5-8' apart
Mount Vernon English Laurel
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Prunus laurocerasus 'Mount Vernon'
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UNIQUE LUSH EVERGREEN GROUND-COVER
FEATURES:
- Shiny dark green foliage lasts all year long
- Showy, white colored flowers appear in spring
- Low maintenance and drought tolerant
- Tolerates urban pollution
- Perfect as a low hedge or in a mass planting
-
Hand Selected, Fresh from the Grower
- Ships in a plant-safe designed box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 6-9
- Mature Height: 1-2' tall
- Mature Width: 5-8' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Full Shade
- Spacing: 5-8' apart
Why plant Mount Vernon English Laurel?
Mount Vernon English Laurel is a fine piece of shrubbery that would add a delicate touch to your garden. Their bright, evergreen leaves are glossy and gorgeous with hints of yellow. These fine shrubs create a unique lush evergreen ground-cover that add a clean finished look under trees and larger shrubs. Try mass planting these shrubs along a driveway to brighten and add dimension! Bring home this unique noble plant and add a different kind of elegance to your garden.
How to use Mount Vernon English Laurel in the landscape?
English Laurels are a lovely ground cover to decorate those places you still need to fill. These can be planted under trees, but somewhere it can get enough enough sunshine. English Laurels work well in mass plantings or lining a driveway. Mix your Mount Vernon in with other colorful flowers or tall shrubbery.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 6-9
How To Plant Mount Vernon English Laurel
English Laurel shrubs prefers to grow in a location that has moist to well-draining soil. These shrubs are drought tolerant once established. English Laurel will thrive anywhere, whether that's somewhere with full sun or full shade, they enjoy both.
How To Water
English Laurel will appreciate occasional watering during prolonged dry weather. Once Laurels are established, they are considered drought tolerant and can sustain long periods of time in between waterings.
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant Food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant food granular form on an annual basis each fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established.
How To Prune
Mount Laurels are relatively low maintenance so they should only really be pruned to remove dead, damaged, or crossing branches to promote healthy growth.
