Laural Hedge

a.varey

I was wondering whether a laural hedge would provide a good border hedge? What are the pros and cons, preferred soil as so far I’m getting conflicting advice. 

Fairygirl

They make excellent hedges - as long as you have adequate room for them. 
They like plenty of moisture and aren't too fussy about soil.

I'm talking about the bog standard cherry laurel. 

a.varey

Thanks that’s good, I’ll spend more time looking into it. I especially like the tone of the leaves. 

Perki

Not the easiest to trim though , the leaves are to broad for hedge trims so end up tearing them . But other than that they make a fast evergreen hedge. Other plants like beech - yew and others make better hedges