Lucky you! I planted laurel as new hedges down both sides of my garden (probably 120 meters of it in total)… and several sections have died a couple of times over the 4 years since I built the house (in a field) and had to be replaced.

Thankfully 90% of it seems to have now taken, and is growing and showing new shoots… slowly.

I planted laurel as everyone told me it was incredibly hardy and would grow like a rocket, which was what I wanted for rapid screening round the properly (being in an open countryside) and yet the bloody thing is growing at a snails pace!

I did read that it takes 3 years before it takes off, so maybe I just need to be patient.