No it’s fine! I need all the help I can get because I really want it to recover. A gardener planted it, as far as I’m aware he dug some of the clay out and then put compost in there. We have recently added some fish and bone and dug it right in to try and help it
Yes - as @floralies says - what prep was done? Unfortunately, some so called professional gardeners are anything but. Clay can be ok nearer the surface, but a solid layer [ called a pan] lower down which can be virtually impenetrable. It means water doesn't easily drain away, so that needs checked and properly amended if the soil is solid, before planting anything. Some plants will cope, but those won't. A reliable, experienced gardener would know that.
Wind can cause leaf shedding, but it's unlikely to be that bad in so short a period of time.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Digging a hole not much bigger than the root ball in clay soil and filling it with compost can just make a sump that water can't drain out of. If that's what happened it might as well be sitting in a bucket of water . If it fails and you decide to try again, it's better to dig over and improve the soil over a bigger area, and deeper to break up any pan that there might be, before planting.
Feeding won't help a poorly plant like that. I think I would go drastic and dig it out carefully to see what the state is underneath the roots. If it's either very dry or very wet, that's what needs sorting out. If the roots look healthy and not either dried to a crisp or rotting, you can replant it and it might recover.
Or if the gardener guarantees his work, call him back in to sort it out.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
That’s great thanks so much, I’ll give that a go and see how it’s doing and then make the area better. I really hope it recovers red robins are gorgeous
I didn't see your earlier post about the way it was planted, but @JennyJ is right - just digging a hole, adding compost ,and putting something directly into clay soil is a real no no. A decent gardener would know that too.
Re your last post, no it won't necessarily recover. You need to dig it out and check the roots as already said. If it's not rotten, it might be ok. The soil needs to be decent quality and well draining. If it's ok, it would probably benefit from being cut back at that stage too, to make it easier for the roots to cope.
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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Clay can be ok nearer the surface, but a solid layer [ called a pan] lower down which can be virtually impenetrable. It means water doesn't easily drain away, so that needs checked and properly amended if the soil is solid, before planting anything. Some plants will cope, but those won't. A reliable, experienced gardener would know that.
Wind can cause leaf shedding, but it's unlikely to be that bad in so short a period of time.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Re your last post, no it won't necessarily recover. You need to dig it out and check the roots as already said. If it's not rotten, it might be ok.
The soil needs to be decent quality and well draining. If it's ok, it would probably benefit from being cut back at that stage too, to make it easier for the roots to cope.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You can klll a plant with too much food and too much water.
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