It's got a lot of 'stuff' right in amongst it - including holly. It was hard to see it at all. It'll be suffering a bit with competition from all of those shrubs and the hedge for water. It looks pretty good considering!
If you can clear some of the other planting a bit and give it some room, it'll make a difference. Let it get some clear space round the base, and some good airflow. The foliage is a good colour, so it isn't short of nutrition, so I would just take off those damaged leaves, prune it into a better shape if you want, give it a good watering and a mulch of some decent compost and/or some bark chips or similar. I'd think it'll perk up a bit after that.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Haha it was only when I was trying to read that out loud to get some idea of the phonetics that I got it! Yes, it got put there as I didn't want it in its original spot when we moved in and that was nice and out the way but I may reinstate it or at least cut the privet right back there as the skimia's much nicer. I think the holly is in a plastic pot although it may well have rooted through the bottom by now, it's become a bit of a junk-out of sight-out of mind corner as you can tell. Time for some TLC then, thanks for the advice I'll try and remember to post an update how it's getting on in the spring, hopefully rejuvenated!
Yes - let us know how you get on. Lots of people struggle with them if the soil isn't right, and they get chlorotic, but they're good shrubs in the right spot with their flowers and berries. Great structure in the winter garden when other planting has died back too.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Way late here but I was just looking for a picture of this very problem to show a coworker. I am actually in plant health at a major nursery and that is caused by a small leaf tyre (caterpillar). You'll notice where that occurs, usually there are two or more leaves bound together with silk. There will be a small caterpillar between the leaves. It is 1 cm or less and a translucent green to grey-green caterpillar. These are hard to treat as they are not exposed to sprays for very long before they cocoon, so you will need a systemic insecticide to target. Contact or ingested poisons will not reach them. Once they have cocooned they have no natural predators until the adult emerges.
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It's got a lot of 'stuff' right in amongst it - including holly. It was hard to see it at all. It'll be suffering a bit with competition from all of those shrubs and the hedge for water. It looks pretty good considering!
If you can clear some of the other planting a bit and give it some room, it'll make a difference. Let it get some clear space round the base, and some good airflow. The foliage is a good colour, so it isn't short of nutrition, so I would just take off those damaged leaves, prune it into a better shape if you want, give it a good watering and a mulch of some decent compost and/or some bark chips or similar. I'd think it'll perk up a bit after that.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Haha it was only when I was trying to read that out loud to get some idea of the phonetics that I got it! Yes, it got put there as I didn't want it in its original spot when we moved in and that was nice and out the way but I may reinstate it or at least cut the privet right back there as the skimia's much nicer. I think the holly is in a plastic pot although it may well have rooted through the bottom by now, it's become a bit of a junk-out of sight-out of mind corner as you can tell. Time for some TLC then, thanks for the advice
I'll try and remember to post an update how it's getting on in the spring, hopefully rejuvenated!
Yes - let us know how you get on. Lots of people struggle with them if the soil isn't right, and they get chlorotic, but they're good shrubs in the right spot with their flowers and berries. Great structure in the winter garden when other planting has died back too.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...