what kind of trees are on the wooded lot..

do you recall any abundance of roots.. when digging the hole to plant????

which has morning sun.. and which has the hot afternoon sun ..

what is your watering protocol??

did you unwind or sever the roots on planting.. were they pot bound???

ken

poster said in an email:

Ken,
I really don't know what kind of trees are on the lot. Those that are there are all deciduous. A landscaper planted the shrubs. There did not appear to be a root problem. Both sides get the morning sun. The back of our house faces southeast. We live in East TN. Last summer was very hot and dry. We watered daily. The shrubs did quite well over the summer. The leaf loss became noticeable a few weeks ago.
Thanks for your response

you are welcome ..... i am at a loss right now .. hopefully others will chime in

ken

I live in middle TN and some of my schip laurels have some brown leaves as well. In addition to a hot, dry summer, we had a tough winter for this area. I suspect that the brown leaves are just winter damage. I would suggest cutting the plant back where it was damaged in mid April and see what happens.

Good luck!