Buckets of water needed if the soil is very dry, not a watering can. Once autumn/winter rain is consistent it'll be fine. A mulch of bark will help retain it until then, especially if the soil has good water retention.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I believe you that it needs a significant amount of water! If I lived in Scotland where the water isn't billed separately, I would gladly get the hose on it. I have 2 water butts and one is nearly empty. One left. I need to save the perennials with powdery mildew first. I am looking for a third water butt on second hand websites. I was also looking for a wheelbarrow but they seem to be rare. £50 in the shops just isn't ok. Slim pickings on second hand compost bins too. Oh, to be a millionnaire...
We do pay for our water here. We actually pay quite a lot for it, as I discovered on a recent thread where we discussed charges You can use grey water , ie bathwater, or use the water from your tap if you're waiting for it to heat up for showers or washing up. All of that is fine for bog standard plants or hedging. A couple of soakings will revive that laurel, but at this time of year, it'll soon get enough water. You just need to wait if you don't have enough water for it. We've just had the driest summer for nearly 150 years here, and the laurels I've cut back to around a foot or 18 inches are growing without any help from me.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You can use grey water , ie bathwater, or use the water from your tap if you're waiting for it to heat up for showers or washing up. All of that is fine for bog standard plants or hedging.
A couple of soakings will revive that laurel, but at this time of year, it'll soon get enough water. You just need to wait if you don't have enough water for it. We've just had the driest summer for nearly 150 years here, and the laurels I've cut back to around a foot or 18 inches are growing without any help from me.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...