Are my new border plants all dying?

I planted out new border plants a month ago, see the link below for details.
http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/...e-gardener-need-help-small-border-plants.html

I am now very worried as most of the plant leaves have yellow tips and some are not looking too good at all. I used fish/bone food and watered in well when first planted. The soil was heavy, moist and not very loose, but was all well turned over before planting. What can I do? I know it was a risk doing this as a newbie gardener, but it cost a small fortune to buy all these plants and I am worried that it was all for nothing

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Hi Julie. I don't think you have a problem - they look fine to me.

When you buy plants they often come out of a warm protected environment. When you put them in the border they hit reality. White patches on leaves and brown edges are reasonably normal. White patches can be caused by cold temperatures at night (its still early in the year). And brown patches can be caused by wind chill. Where, if the wind is very strong it can take water away from the leaf faster than the roots can replace it. They make the plants look a bit unsightly but are not a long term problem.

The worst looking one is the Aubretia - but its not a problem. Thats what Aubretia does. It can have long dead looking stems with green foliage at the end. As its such a young plant it may have been assisted by not enough water, but as the season progresses all Aubretia will look like that.

 

I agree, nice little plants, they'll be fine and next year the aubretia will look splendid and twice as big!!!

Val

 

Everything looks fine to me, as has been mentioned many new plants come from protected environments and once in our gardens they are open to hot sun, cold winds, etc, etc; once they have settled I have no doubt that the new growth they put on will be fine...don't worry

 

Can't see much of a problem with your plants Julie.Don't panic yet ..
Dave

 

Hi Julie

like the others have said plants look great.

With slug pellets you only need a few around each plant , dont put into heaps, so little and often, I only use 3 or 4 around each plant every 10 days believe me this will do the trick .

But looking good relax !!

Spruce

 

Just a little BTW - might I suggest you put a circle of gravel or even egg shells around that lupin - otherwise the slugs take one look (or maybe one sniff) and think, ooooh goody ..... lunch!