Ok, I don't know what's wrong, but I think you'd get more people to see your picture if you post this on the main shrub forum (this is the gallery section which supports attachments). Since you are using the pictures on image shack, you don't need to be in the gallery to show people your pictures. Here is a link that might be useful: Shrub forum

i think they are burning bush, though not sure. the lawn just gets fertilizer and mowing, no special treatment there. i guess, i should have taken pictures of leaves when they started wilting last year, i will do that now if it happens again. i was hoping i could get some advice on whether these shrubs need fertilizer, water, etc. they have been on their own so far... thanks

in FL .... i presume sand soil ???? sand covered in rock ... against a white wall .. i am guessing you cooked the soil they are in ... not to mention the cement walkway and driveway ... which retain heat.. deep into the night allowing no recovery period .... improper watering since you cant tell what is going on under the rock .. ... and relying on rain ..... without verifying is risky .... and baked them with reflected light.. and you may have burned the roots with the fert stake... depending on how that was done ... then sprayed chemicals on seriously stressed leaves ... burning them off.... never fertilize a recent transplant.. and dont waste your money on fertilizer stakes ... total and completely useless ... i really dont think.. there is much here to save ... unless you are willing to wait until spring.. and see how they flush out ... but i dont know if i could look at this.. all winter long.. right out my front door ... if they were new plantings... perhaps they can be replaced under warranty .. BTW .... are they new transplants.. or perhaps.. the stone and the mulch lawn was reworked???? .. significantly affecting their microculture ???? ken

Stick your finger down in the soil as far as it will go. Dry? Water. Moist? Don't water. It's that simple. My biggest concern would be your amendment of the soil or use of potting soil. That has a tendency to drain water quickly but if the native soil is clay, the water sits there in the planting hole which can lead to root rot. If you started out with plants that were not healthy, it could be any number of things but planting in summer, using fast draining soil and not mulching are all playing a role.