Does anyone know anything about gardening?

Yep,
were you to burn it.
just avoid inhalaing any of the smoke.

As conservationists, we often remove Laurel,
(left over from when it was planted as cover for game birds),
and ensure no-one spend any time next to the bonfire.

The cyanide is to prevent grazing animals eating the leaves,
and,
consequently any habitat piles built from cut-down Laurel
takes a long time to rot down.