On 6/12/13 1:34 AM, GILL C wrote:
can anyone tell me the name of this bush and also why the leaves are
dropping off and going pale green/yellow?


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Uniform yellowing often indicates a lack of nitrogen. Have you fed it
this year?

Since others have already identified it as skimmia, I looked it up in my
favorite garden book. It requires an acid soil, so don't add any lime.
While it likes a really moist soil, it cannot take soil that is soggy
wet.

Skimmia is a broad-leaf evergreen shrub. With such shrubs, old leaves
often turn yellow and fall just before new leaves sprout.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
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Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary