Spiral Topiary Bay
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Sorry we don't have any spiral topiary bay available at the moment, but we do have lots of other lovely garden plants available for next day delivery. Alternatively, have you seen our large olives?
These instructions are sent with the plant gift
This is the sweet bay tree Laurus nobilis which produces savoury leaves for cooking. Bay leaves add a wonderful savoury flavour to soups, stews and meat dishes – put the washed leaves in the dish whole but remove before serving.
Your bay tree will be happiest out in the garden either kept in their pot or planted out into the ground. When looking for a spot outside for your new bay, make sure your plant gets plenty of daylight, they do well in most soils and hardy in all but the coldest of UK winters. If especially cold your plant will benefit in being covered in fleece for short periods or moved to a sheltered location.
If planting out, keep your bay well-watered whilst establishing and then water as necessary.
Bay trees are quite slow growing but if allowed, will grow to full size trees in about 30 years. To encourage healthy growth, repot your bay tree about once a year in the springtime. To keep their shape, you may also want to give them a haircut at the beginning and end of the growing season.
Problem solving:
Bay trees are very tough trees that require little maintenance. In the spring and summer your plant should begin to put on new leaves, don’t worry if they are a lighter colour than the existing leaves, they will colour up over a few weeks. New shoots are more tender than established branches and may droop if exposed to hot or cold temperatures, ensure they are fully watered and try to keep in a frost-free temperature until the young leaves have matured and changed colour. Crisp or brown leaves are the result of under watering, give your plant a good soak and it will start to recover.
