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Can someone advise me if this is due to lack of nutrients or too dry please.

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Both probably. Is it in a very small space? It's hard to see from that photo, but it looks very tiny.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    Can you tell us what it is please Robert120? It looks like leucothoe.
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited April 2022
    Hello @Robert120 and welcome to the forum  :)

    It could well be a combination of both factors.  Can you tell us about it ... when it was planted, what the soil's like, which way the garden faces, what the feeding and watering regime is etc.  It's also hard to see how much root space it has ... perhaps a photo from further back ... 

    If you crop the photo just slightly before uploading it to this site it should appear the right way up.   :)

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





  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Tiny little space right enough. If the soil wasn't thoroughly prepped and improved, it won't have been suitable for any shrub to thrive unfortunately.
    The condition of soil underneath paving is usually poor and compacted,  and not very hospitable for most plants. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Robert120Robert120 Posts: 4
    Thank you for getting back to me. I have three, they are planted so that they grow up pergola posts. They all face east-southeast and have been in for around 18 months. The soil that they are in is quite heavy, but when I planted them I did put quite a bit of organic matter in the holes first. I haven't watered them recently for fear of over watering. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    How long ago did you plant them? All plants need frequent, deep watering until well established.
    Is it jasmine?
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    Robert120 said:
    Thank you for getting back to me. I have three, they are planted so that they grow up pergola posts. They all face east-southeast and have been in for around 18 months. The soil that they are in is quite heavy, but when I planted them I did put quite a bit of organic matter in the holes first. I haven't watered them recently for fear of over watering. 
    Yes but what is it please?
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • Robert120Robert120 Posts: 4
    It's an evergreen Star Jasmine 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I know they can look pretty ropey in the early part of the year, but they also aren't hardy everywhere. 
    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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