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Dead plants?

johnaconnorjohnaconnor Posts: 7
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Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice & maybe some guidance. We had our garden landscaped & around November had several hardy plants put in. Despite following all of the care instructions, including frost protection & feeding, it looks as though they be dying / dead. Can anyone help? I think some have been panted in clay which can’t be good. The fern was trimmed around 4 weeks ago. I’ve attached some pics.
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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I would get in touch with the people who did the landscaping. Was there any sort of guarantee? Some of it looks OK but some, like that lavender, look as though they need replacing. It looks rather a Mediterranean style of planting and the weather has been pretty cold.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • johnaconnorjohnaconnor Posts: 7
    thanks for the info. I was looking for some advice, particularly on the fern and bamboo, before I contacted them. I can see some of the plants were placed in clay and not a good topsoil too.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited May 2021
    Did the landscapers say that tree fern was hardy? How was it protected over winter?
    Whereabouts roughly are you situated?

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • johnaconnorjohnaconnor Posts: 7
    yes, they’re all supposed to be hardy plants. I wrapped the fern in straw & hessian, including the crown from November to end of March. Watched a YouTube video :)...I’m in NE England. 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    From my experience of living in North East England (albeit over 40 years ago), the weather up there is around a month behind the South, and it's  been extremely chilly down here at least into early May. It's possible that the fern was unwrapped a bit too early (l know Monty did his the other week, but he's in Herefordshire). It looks like the bamboo has been caught by frost. Planting in November is very late even for hardy plants down here.
    I would definitely contact them and see what they say. It's all a learning curve  :)
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    Agree with what others have said but would like to add that clay is not a good soil for these plants. Was the clay/drainage improved when they were planted. I'm on clay and I have to add a lot of compost and some grit to mine. I would contact the landscaper though. Maybe the bamboo can be cut right down to make new leaves? 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I would never describe any plant that has to be wrapped up over winter as 'hardy' ... particularly not in the North East of England and particularly not on cold clay.  
    November is also really late to plant out things that aren't fully hardy, especially as they've probably been growing in quite protected conditions in a nursery. 
    I'd be interested in what your landscaper has to say.  

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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