By Bluemagnolia
United Kingdom 
Bay tree advice please?
Hi all, as im quite new to gardening i need all the help i can get, today im diging in small borders in my tiny garden, using pansies, i want to make a small entrance going from the patio to the garden and i have two new small bay trees if i plant them in the ground can i keep them small or is it best to keep them in pots? thank you
18 Apr, 2010
Answers
my baytree is in the ground i bought it at about 3feet tall and its now 8 feet tall and we do trim it.
but it looks great as a shrub
18 Apr, 2010
Thank you, i put them in the ground, fingers crossed
24 Apr, 2010
Bay trees tend to grow strongly and although you can prune them to shape, I would suggest keeping them in pots if you want them to stay small.
Not sure what their lifespan will be though by doing that
18 Apr, 2010