Box plants

magicgardens

Hi I bought these two box plants from a reputable garden centre  last week he told me they had water  sprayed over the top of them during the receipt hot spell  which had made them go yellow , he gave me a good discount so I now need to try and save them  , never grown these before any help would be much appreciated , I have repotted them into bigger pots  and have given  them a small amount of water .jim

Helix

I hope you got a very good price as it’s going to take a while to get them looking good again.   I would reshape them a bit now, to get rid of most of the dead leaves and then take off some of the other side so it’s not a weird shape.  Then give them a feed, and keep a eye of the watering.  And then prune some more next spring when you can see what's going to resprout. 

magicgardens

Hi thanks for the fast response they were originally £40 each 
 but they gave them to me for  £5 each bit of a bargain if I can save them  , they are in full sun  for half of the day is that ok ,  also do  I keep the soil just moist or let it dry up a bit , is it right what he said or have they got some sort of disease .thanks Jim

Joy*

Any plant which is stressed usually appreciates a bit of cooler shade. Being in full sun possibly led to their present state.

Helix

It doesn’t look like box blight or an insect infestation, so could well be bad plant care.   I’d keep them moist as box is a woodland plant so half sun/half shade should suit them nicely.  Hopefully this time next year they’ll be looking great again.

magicgardens

Thanks for all the help , hopefully I can save them now Jim 🌻