I don't know what this is but it's not doing well!

Hi all,

I have a couple of shrubs which were container plants for a couple of years before I put them in a shrubbery a couple years ago. Last year I enlarged the shrubbery but didn't move these particular shrubs. They had their best year last year flowering for the first time and looking absolutely stunning.

We had a relatively dry and mild winter but these shrubs have come out the other end looking decidedly worse for wear. I expected them to perk up but they appear to be getting worse. From the pictures can any of you identify the shrubs and take an educated guess as to what might be going wrong?

 

Hi there @JDQuinn , if it is a Hebe ,agree that it's hard to tell from the pics, then do as @shiney says as that is what I have done and they are definitely perking up a lot now.,One of mine was sooooo bad that I chopped it right back about a month ago and there are new leaves and shoots sprouting everywhere now .

 

That IS a hebe, and it looks like it has dried out. If it were mine, I would try as many cuttings as possible and start again. Hebes root very easily.

 

Thanks all for replies, other than a very light tidy up I've never really pruned them so maybe cutting back quite hard will encourage new growth and thickening.