Hi - 10 days ago we purchased 9 healthy cherry laurels in 3 gallon containers. The landscaper instructed us to also buy several bags of compost so we did. The landscaping crew dug the holes and planted the cherry laurels and filled the holes with the compost and a layer of mulch on top. He said to water well twice a day for about 10 days. We did everything as instructed and the plants are not doing well. One appears to have died entirely. We contacted the nursery where we purchased the plants and they said the plants should not have been planted in compost. They told us the landscaper should have planted in the holes and refilled with the garden soil with a layer of compost and mulch on top only. The nursery said the roots are probably sitting in water since the plants were planted in compost and not draining. Does this all sound correct? Is there anything we can do to save the rest of the plants at this point?
