"Dave" wrote in message
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My mum brought over some shrubs from her garden to be planted in mine
last Saturday.
They had been dug up about 4 hours earlier and put into black sacks. I
planted them straight away, if the names mean anything, there were 2
Cotinus and a Sambucus Nigra Black Lace.
They were a bit limp when I planted them, perhaps being in sacks
didn't help. The 2 Cotinus aren't too bad, there are still some limp
leaves but the Black Lace has not recovered at all. The leaves have
drooped even more and have now dried out. They have been watered every
day since.

Can anything be done to revive them? I have to give a progress report
next Saturday and it's not looking good!

Dave


Since your mum's a gardener, Dave, I'm sure she already knows that they will
take more than a week to recover. Just keep watering them; maybe even mulch
them to retain as much moisture as possible *and* suppress weeds. She will
know you're doing your best for them.

Keep an eye out for tiny new basal growth shoots on the Sambucus. All but
the youngest stems on Sambucus are hollow, and this may be part of the
reason why it is taking less quickly. It is impossible to root cuttings
from the hollow stems of Sambucus (new, solid tissue growth is used), and I
am guessing that this hollow stem structure is what's hindering the plant
now. Generally, though, Sambucus are tough plants so just keep up with the
tlc.

Good luck.
Spider