Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 29 JuneA woody young shrub with glossy lance-shaped leaves on reddish stems, in a black nursery pot on a green tarpaulin, a red toolbox, stacked buckets and a power strip on the timber wall behind.Week of 27 JulyA young bay laurel in a cream plastic pot mulched with red-orange bark, a handwritten label beside it and a black pot to the right.Week of 3 AugustA young bay laurel upright in a cream pot of red-orange bark mulch, a white label pushed in at the front, with a lawn, a dark fence and a red-leaved plant alongside.