WHAT: The Mount Vernon variety of dwarf English laurel creates a dense, tidy evergreen mound, making it an ideal ground cover. WHY PLANT IT: Though it is a cousin of a larger, more aggressive English ...

Plant “Mount Vernon” as a low informal bed border or small hedge, or as a groundcover under trees and large shrubs. What: An exceptionally useful small shrub, Prunus laurocerasus “Mount Vernon” ...

Even the most experienced gardeners make mistakes in their plant choices. Whether it’s an invasive spreader, a ...

One way you can tell for how many centuries a plant name has been part of the common vernacular is to realize just how often that name has been used, and the widely disparate types of plants that a ...

Looking for an attractive, fast-growing tree that can also function as a screen or privacy fence? Cherry laurel trees (Prunus laurocerasus), sometimes referred to as English laurel, could be the ...

Q: I have had two mountain laurel bushes for 15 years . Suddenly last fall, one dropped its leaves. The stems were green and it is starting to bloom and add some new leaves. The other bush had some ...