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Our pick of laurel hedging plants, bay trees, planting supplies and hedge tools on Amazon UK, delivered to your door.
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Cherry laurel hedging
The fastest and most economical evergreen screen.
Best all-rounder
Pot-grown cherry laurel hedging
The classic large-leaved laurel hedge. Look for bushy plants of 60 to 100cm with several stems from the base.
Best for: Fast, dense screening on a budget
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Cherry laurel Rotundifolia
The most popular cherry laurel variety for hedging, with slightly rounder leaves and a naturally upright habit.
Best for: Formal hedges from 1.5 to 4 metres
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Large instant cherry laurel
Tall specimens of 150cm and above in large pots. Expensive per plant, but you get a usable screen immediately.
Best for: Privacy from day one
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Hardier and more refined, ideal for colder or chalky gardens.
Hardier choice
Portuguese laurel hedging plants
Smaller, glossier leaves and red stems. Hardier than cherry laurel and clips beautifully.
Best for: Cold, exposed or chalky gardens
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Portuguese laurel standard
A lollipop-trained Portuguese laurel. A hardy alternative to a bay standard in colder gardens.
Best for: Front doors and formal planting
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Standards for pots, bushes for the kitchen garden.
Classic topiary
Bay tree standard
The traditional lollipop bay. Keep it sheltered and protect it in hard frosts.
Best for: Pots either side of a door
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Bay laurel plant (Laurus nobilis)
A young bay bush for a pot or sheltered hedge. The leaves are the ones you cook with.
Best for: Growing your own bay leaves
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Cover a boundary now while your hedge grows.
Cover an ugly fence
Willow screening roll
Ties onto an existing fence for instant, natural-looking cover while a hedge grows.
Best for: Disguising an existing fence
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Waney edge fence panels
Instant screening if you cannot wait for a hedge. Many people plant laurel in front to soften it.
Best for: Immediate privacy
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Everything you need to give a new hedge a strong start.
Faster establishment
Mycorrhizal root grower
Sprinkle onto the roots at planting time to help new laurel establish a strong root system.
Best for: Every new hedge
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Soaker hose
Lay along the base of a new hedge and water deeply with no effort through its first summer.
Best for: First-year hedges
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Tree and shrub compost
Mix with the dug soil when you backfill to give young roots an easy start.
Best for: Backfilling the trench
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Bark mulch
A 5cm layer along the hedge line keeps weeds down and moisture in.
Best for: Holding moisture around new plants
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Trim laurel neatly, from secateurs to cordless trimmers.
Neatest finish
Bypass secateurs
Cut individual stems above a leaf so you avoid the brown, sliced leaves a hedge trimmer leaves behind.
Best for: Trimming large-leaved laurel
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Topiary shears
Short, sharp blades for detailed shaping of balls, cones and lollipop standards.
Best for: Shaping bay trees and Portuguese laurel
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Cordless hedge trimmer
Quick work of long hedges. Expect some browned leaves on cherry laurel that grow out within weeks.
Best for: Long runs of established hedge
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Telescopic hedge shears
Extendable handles let you reach the top of a two metre hedge without a ladder.
Best for: Tops of taller hedges
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