"Flower Bobdew" wrote

Most of the advice I've seen, so far, has suggested over wintering my
potted bay tree safely indoors - preferably somewhere with a minimum
temperature of 5 degrees.

Just wondering... Many people in here successfully over winter their bay
trees simply leaving them outside - possibly moving the pot to a slightly
more sheltered spot and being vigilant, in terms of temperatures falling
below a certain temperature?

Just move it into a sheltered spot outside. It's the freezing winds that do
the damage, burn the leaves making them look unsightly, the plants can take
British cold. We planted ours outside until it got too big for our small
front garden and it's now in a neighbours large rear garden and doing well.

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London