@Hannahmitchell2424, sorry to hear its still not happy, fingers crossed it might still find its feet. I would be careful not to over water, maybe give it a good shower every other day? So long as the ground is still a little moist under the surface, it might help prevent any secondary root problems..
On an vaguely related note, I'm mourning a rose bush this morning that I bought at the same time as the Viburnum.. it was doing really well, but now there's nothing left but a sorry looking stump in the ground. It seems rose stems are irresistible to teething puppies!
@Hannahmitchell2424 - shrubs need very little food, so giving them loads of something like Miracle Gro is a big mistake. On planting, a little sprinkle of B,F&Bone, or just Bonemeal is all they need. Assuming the ground is in good nick, they hardly need anything once established
I don't know what size your Viburnum is, but keep it in a pot, with some decent compost for a little while. If you flush all the compost through well, it should help. They need lots of water, not a sprinkle every day - that's actually very damaging. A canful of water [depending on the pot and plant size] every couple of days, and keep it in a shady spot. If it's big, you could also prune it back to make it easier to recover.
Have you got a photo?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Fairygirl yes this is it currently. Thanks, I have been watering plants lots every few days, just didn’t realise I was damaging them with miracle grow! Ah well, lesson learnt now! Thankfully everything else seems ok.
Oh no, @PathTracer, sorry to hear about your rose bush!
Yes - it looks a bit sad @Hannahmitchell2424 ! Just let it do it's thing over summer and get established. If it's in a shadier spot now,and in fresh soil, it should come away again. Just keep it watered every couple of days, according to the weather you have. Ideally, a soil based compost would be better if it's going to be in the pot for a while, but it should be fine for now. If it's looking better by early autumn, you could plant it out, and it will get settled in over autumn/winter.
Fingers crossed it will get established and improve, and by next spring it will be a bit happier.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I recently (January 2022) planted 3 Viburnum × bodnantense 'Dawn'. In various, well spaced positions in a large enough garden. At first they were fine and flowering. Only one is still doing well. At the end of May 2022 the first shrub’s leaves stared browning, drooping and then going crispy. There is green under the bark still. The second shrub has now begun to do the same. We have heavy clay soil so we incorporated compost and grit when planting. My neighbours have a healthy mature bodnantense 'Dawn' in their garden, which was why we chose to plant the same. The third has some brown on the leaves but I think it is the normal plant colour. It is in a more shaded position but I was under the impression they could take full sun. Please can any one advise me?
How big are your Viburnums? How often are you watering them and how much? We've had a very dry first half of the year and below the surface where the roots are the ground is quite dry in many places. Shrubs need a lot of water to supply all that top growth, and if only planted recently yours will still be establishing a good root system.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hello. Thanks so much for answering and for the welcome. They were bought as 10 litre pots. Watering a couple of time a week when there hasn’t been any rain.
They would need a lot of watering for the next few months unless you get really good rainfall - hours of it on a regular basis. They'd have been large specimens, and they'd need a good bucketful every few days if it's dry, so that roots get right down. Many areas have been very short of water, so it also depends where you're located.
However - if the soil hasn't been improved well enough - it could also be the opposite. Although they like moisture, they don't like being waterlogged, so clay needs to be improved so that there's enough drainage.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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On an vaguely related note, I'm mourning a rose bush this morning that I bought at the same time as the Viburnum.. it was doing really well, but now there's nothing left but a sorry looking stump in the ground. It seems rose stems are irresistible to teething puppies!
I don't know what size your Viburnum is, but keep it in a pot, with some decent compost for a little while. If you flush all the compost through well, it should help.
They need lots of water, not a sprinkle every day - that's actually very damaging. A canful of water [depending on the pot and plant size] every couple of days, and keep it in a shady spot. If it's big, you could also prune it back to make it easier to recover.
Have you got a photo?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Fairygirl yes this is it currently. Thanks, I have been watering plants lots every few days, just didn’t realise I was damaging them with miracle grow! Ah well, lesson learnt now! Thankfully everything else seems ok.
Oh no, @PathTracer, sorry to hear about your rose bush!
Just let it do it's thing over summer and get established. If it's in a shadier spot now,and in fresh soil, it should come away again. Just keep it watered every couple of days, according to the weather you have. Ideally, a soil based compost would be better if it's going to be in the pot for a while, but it should be fine for now. If it's looking better by early autumn, you could plant it out, and it will get settled in over autumn/winter.
Fingers crossed it will get established and improve, and by next spring it will be a bit happier.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
How big are your Viburnums? How often are you watering them and how much? We've had a very dry first half of the year and below the surface where the roots are the ground is quite dry in many places. Shrubs need a lot of water to supply all that top growth, and if only planted recently yours will still be establishing a good root system.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
However - if the soil hasn't been improved well enough - it could also be the opposite. Although they like moisture, they don't like being waterlogged, so clay needs to be improved so that there's enough drainage.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...