Plant outdoor bay laurel trees in average garden soil that drains well. The ideal pH range is 6 to 7 but laurel bay is very versatile and will tolerate a range from 4.5 to 8.3. as well as loamy ...

In his Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, horticulturalist and professor of horticulture Michael Dirr comments that as far as landscape value goes, mountain laurel is an “Excellent broadleaf ...

It is in a native plant’s nature to be beneficial to our environment. "Pollinators keep everything going in our ecosystem," Tim Johnson of Native Plant Trust said. "They pollinate 85% of our plants.