How to Use mountain laurel in a Sentence

mountain laurel

noun
  • My mountain laurel’s leaves turned brown in a matter of weeks.
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The woods are full of mountain laurel and ferns growing on the sides of the slope.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 21 June 2019
  • Texas mountain laurel foliage seemed to do all right, but the bloom stalks look fried.
    — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Acidic soil and dappled shade keep mountain laurels blooming best.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 13 June 2026
  • Texas mountain laurel is native to hot, sunny hillsides in arid parts of the state.
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Nov. 2021
  • His garden includes a woodland walk, mountain laurel and a half acre pond.
    — courant.com, 14 May 2021
  • The hike will be about two miles, featuring abundant mountain laurel in bloom.
    — courant.com, 4 June 2021
  • In spring, visitors may see mountain laurels in blossom.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
  • If a mountain laurel bush is overgrown, cut it back in late winter or early spring to a few inches above ground level.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In late spring and early summer, mountain laurel is covered in showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Finally, his red cellphone, sheathed in its black case, was discovered on a hill choked with mountain laurel.
    — Washington Post, 30 June 2022
  • During the spring, the park comes to life with beautiful wildflowers like mountain laurel.
    — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The land is home to many trees, mountain laurel, forest birds, bobcats, bear and deer and many other animals and plants.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
  • During the spring, the park comes to life with beautiful wildflowers like mountain laurel.
    — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • Later in the spring, azaleas also bloom, along with rhododendrons and mountain laurel.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Best of all, mountain laurels have a naturally compact and rounded form, which rarely needs pruning.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 13 June 2026
  • While our native mountain laurel — the plain species — is deer resistant, that doesn’t always extend to hybrids of the species.
    — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 7 June 2018
  • The deer do not usually eat Texas mountain laurel, but the bucks do sometimes injure the plant by rubbing their antlers on the stems.
    — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 7 May 2020
  • At the end, take the other fork of Benson Mountain Trail through mountain laurel.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2021
  • Pair mountain laurels with other shade loving plants with similar needs, like Solomon's seal and native ferns.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 13 June 2026
  • For a garden bed that looks full and colorful in any season, try pairing mountain laurels with some of these companion plants.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 13 June 2026
  • Care Hardy from zones 5 through 9, mountain laurel grows wild from Maine to Florida.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 13 June 2026
  • The trail continues to wind through the preserve passing groves of mountain laurel to the top of the Baldwin Brook ravine.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 5 May 2018
  • The hardwood canopy is at its most lush, and while spring might be peak wildflower season, June has its own floral display as mountain laurel blooms white.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Aside from their colorful flowers, mountain laurels also keep gardens colorful with their dark green leaves, which stay on the plant all winter long.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 13 June 2026
  • Christmas ferns and many other native ferns prefer the same basic growing conditions as mountain laurels.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 13 June 2026
  • Deer tend not to eat Texas mountain laurel, vinca, viburnum, thyrallis, lantana, salvia, milkweed, yucca, four-o-clock and mint marigold, to name a few.
    — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Nov. 2021
  • In late spring and early summer, mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) is covered in showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Later in the season they'll be joined by azaleas, rhododendrons, mountain laurel, and blooms of every shade in the Rose Garden.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Blueberries also grow well in acidic soil and shorter, lowbush blueberries can be used as a groundcover around taller mountain laurel plants to give gardens a more layered look.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 13 June 2026

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