When people talk about "laurel," they're usually referring to bay laurel. Bay laurel is much celebrated in european history and literature. But there is another laurel -- mountain laurel. Native to North America, mountain laurel shrubs needn't take a back seat to their European namesakes when it comes to landscaping. Their flowers literally light up the woods when they're in bloom. Find out how to include mountain laurel and its cultivars in your own landscape design.

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