| As she passed through the gate she was surprised to see someone lurking among the laurel bushes. |
| The wall became so badly eroded that the town council was forced to plant a screen of laurel bushes to hide it. |
| They planted a spring flowering cherry tree, two buddleia bushes and a laurel bush, along with daffodil bulbs. |
| Mountain laurel and pink rhododendron peek out of the woods, while black-eyed susans and sweet peas brighten the roadside. |
| A fastidious little cough from the dark side of the laurel bush interrupted her daydreams. |
| Other than the occasional patch of mountain laurel, it was a very thinly wooded area. |
