This laurel can also be used as a hedge: Plant 18in-24in apart and clip every June. Planted small it can tolerate dry shade. It does not enjoy windy, exposed positions.

Portuguese laurel is also used to great effect at English Heritage's Brodsworth Hall in Yorkshire. ... This laurel can also be used as a hedge. Plant 18in-24in apart and clip every June.

Portuguese Laurel Osmanthus x Burkwoodii, A hedge with small evergreen leaves that can be neatly clipped and even used for topiary, producing fragrant white flowers in spring.

Although similar to cherry laurel, I think the Portuguese laurel has superior foliage. What's more, it really is low-maintenance, requiring one trim per year in late summer to keep it under control.

The gardening expert said hedging comes in various heights with some reaching up to 3.5 metres, making it the perfect, natural option for creating privacy. ... Portuguese Laurel.

English laurel hedges are the prime example of plants being bent into shapes they do not choose: ... Portugal laurel (Prunus lusitanica) with finer leaves and a more controlled manner of growth.

Portuguese Laurel: Similar to Cherry Laurel but with smaller leaves and reddish young stems. This hedge thrives particularly well in chalky soil, where Cherry Laurel may struggle.

There is laurel and then there is laurel; in this case, the ferociously hardy Portuguese form (Prunus lusitanica) which was once immensely popular, but now, like so many of those dark evergreens ...