Common Laurel, Prunus laurocerosis (spelling ?)

Now then that doesn't ring a bell, I thought it was something other than laurel, although googling images does seem to show very similar shrubs to mine, so that's what it must be! Thank you.

Yeah, definitely Laurel. Grows to 20+ feet, can be hacked down very hard, lovely (cow parsley) smell from white flowers in early summer

It used to be a lot taller than this - about four feet, but one year it looked like it was starting to die. I cut it right back and although it survived, it's never really grown much, and it has never flowered, even when taller. Do you think it might 'take off' if I plant it in the ground? Think I've had it about ten years.