i planted some Buxus hedging on each side of my drive way last year. in August/September some of one side turned brown/coppper. i gave it some feed and pulled back some of the bark mulch that i put around them in case they werent getting enough water. they are still alive so i was wondering if there is some feed i should be putting on them now to help them along. i read that some buxus can be affected by a blight or lack of Potassium. the lawn beside it can be wet at times also, so i know that this doesnt help it.
We have a lawn at the back of our house, and one corner can be very wet in winter and spring. Are there plants that i can put in, to soak the water? i want low lying plants that will not block our view from the back window in our kitchen. the area is about 10ft by 5ft approx. i thought about a small pond but the area is too small.