Hedging Plants Direct Launches Comprehensive Laurel Hedge Care Guide

New online guide provides practical, nursery-led advice on choosing, planting and maintaining Laurel hedging

Dedham, Essex, July 2026: Hedging Plants Direct has launched a comprehensive new Laurel Hedging Care Guide to help gardeners, landscapers and property owners establish and maintain healthy Laurel hedges.

The free online guide brings together practical advice from the team at the family-run nursery, which has been supplying hedging plants since 1982. It has been created to answer the questions customers most frequently ask before and after planting Laurel hedging.

The guide covers every stage of growing a Laurel hedge, including:

• Choosing the right type of Laurel for a garden or landscaping project
• The differences between Cherry Laurel and Portuguese Laurel
• Planting positions, soil preparation and recommended spacing
• Watering newly planted and established hedges
• Feeding and encouraging healthy growth
• The best time and method for pruning Laurel
• Identifying yellow, brown or damaged leaves
• Common pests, diseases and growing problems
• Growing Laurel in shade, exposed locations and different soil types

It also includes advice on several popular Laurel varieties, including Cherry Laurel, Portuguese Laurel, Upright Laurel and Compact Laurel.

Will Bodsworth of Hedging Plants Direct said:

“Customers often contact us with questions about watering, pruning, spacing and why the leaves on their Laurel hedge may be turning yellow or brown. There is a great deal of conflicting advice online, so we wanted to create one clear and reliable guide based on practical nursery experience.

“The aim is to help customers choose the most suitable Laurel and give their plants the best possible start. A well-planted and properly maintained Laurel hedge can provide privacy, shelter and year-round greenery for many years.”

The guide includes specialist advice from nursery founder Gwynne Bodsworth, who established the family nursery business in Dedham in 1982 and has more than four decades of practical horticultural experience.

Unlike general gardening articles, the new resource provides advice for different types of Laurel plants, including pot-grown and root-balled hedging. It also explains how watering requirements can change according to the weather, soil conditions, plant size and planting location.

The Laurel Hedging Care Guide forms part of a growing collection of species-specific care resources being developed by Hedging Plants Direct. The guides are designed to support customers throughout the lifetime of their hedge, rather than only at the point of purchase.

Hedging Plants Direct supplies hedging plants to homeowners, landscapers, developers and trade customers throughout the UK. The company offers pot-grown, bare-root, root-balled and instant hedging, supported by practical planting and aftercare advice from its nursery team.

The nursery is Plant Healthy certified, demonstrating its commitment to responsible plant sourcing, plant health and good biosecurity practices.

The complete Laurel Hedging Care Guide can be read at:

https://www.hedgingplantsdirect.co.uk/hedging-plants/laurel-hedging/laurel-hedging-care-guide/

Laurel hedging plants can be viewed at:

https://www.hedgingplantsdirect.co.uk/hedging-plants/laurel-hedging/

About Hedging Plants Direct

Hedging Plants Direct is a family-run nursery based in Dedham, Essex. Established in 1982, the business supplies a wide range of hedging plants to gardeners, landscapers and trade customers across the UK.

The nursery offers expert advice alongside pot-grown, bare-root, root-balled and instant hedging plants. Hedging Plants Direct is also a Plant Healthy certified nursery.