Deirdre-- Don't move them, just begin putting composted manure over them. They need to be able to put their roots in something and then they will be able to take the heat. You can buy BLACK COW manure from Home Depot or Lowes. Spread this over the existing plants bringing all new growth to the surface. They will take off. Sedum roots in water so you can also take cuttings and root them to help spread this patch faster. Now is a great time to add the manure. Most all sedum begins to surface about this time of spring. HTH Ronda

Thanks for the insight! The nursery told me yesterday that they (foolishly, according to the person answering the phone) sprayed the trees with insecticidal soap or some such during a hot/dry spell and scarred the leaves. It is supposed to bounce back. I may try a foliage chelate spray next week to help it out a little, in case it is a deficiency. THANKS, Rick, for the link re: deficiences - it turned out very helpful for my older lemon and lime. Toni - regarding Cedar chips, it was recommended by Four Winds Nursery at their website. Plus, we're building a house and I had a huge bag of cedar chips and shavings available. I also layered rocks across the bottom of the container to prevent water buildup. If things start to look TOO wet - like the soil is not drying out - I will repot with a sand/perlite, soil, cedar mixture. Thanks again!

thanks for the info on how to load pix. All of these pics are from last fall, and I water by walking around with a hose. I don't use sprinklers because of how spaced out all of my gardens are. this is one of the leaves on my rose in the front of the house that had some of the spotting on it a perennial in the front of the house, can't remember which kind of flower it is spotting on the strawberries I have in planters on the back patio. the strawberries seem to have it the worst. This is my rhododendron. the back lower leaf has one of the red/purple spots but then it also had those yellowy red spots. gotta get a pic of it today because its already got purple spots going on it again. Thanks again for help and suggestions. and thanks jean for the info you gave!

Sharon: THANK YOU FOR THOSE FANTASTIC PICTURES !! I also did red-cabbage test today Sat. 7/25/20. Distilled water boiled in red cabbage is actually acidic according to on-line info. "Pure distilled water should be neutral with a pH of 7, but because it absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, it's actually slightly acidic with a pH of 5.8." From your pictures above, the grayish blue solution is alkaline with pH 7.5. My pH 7.7 clay is a bit bluer (tested by Earth Corp. soil testing company). Black, gray, or clear solution is neutral pH .. means it's a fantastic buffer (good for plants). I tested COMPOSTED grass clippings and it's clear water above black solution. Buffer is great to neutralize the acidity of rain. Clay buffers better than sand/loamy soil, but the best buffer is composted organic matter. Coffee is also a buffer (at first pinkish, but after 20 min., it's a clear solution). COMPOSTED plant-matter is very alkaline and neutralizes acidic rain well. COMPOSTED leaves decompose to alkaline pH, when I stuffed a bunch of leaves in LOAMY & fluffy soil .. the next year that got converted into HARD CLAY, very alkaline. Green grass clippings stay fluffy longer (more nitrogen & more acidic). Brown leaves are considered "carbon" in a compost pile, and decompose to alkaline pH & hard like clay. My tap-water in red-cabbage is VERY BLUE, it's at pH 9 as stated on village's website. I also tested baking soda and it's more blue than my tap-water. I tested paver's sand or yellow coarse sand, and it's slightly alkaline. I tested composted manure and it's very alkaline (from the lime added to deodorize and kill weeds in the bag). The pH of composted manure is just as alkaline as my clay at pH 7.7. Your LAST pic. is slightly acidic. Rain-water is even more acidic & reddish purple. Rain water here is pH 4.5. I also tested some drops of vinegar and it's fuchsia red around pH 3. All my rooting-soil for cuttings are black or clear solution at neutral pH (they have lots of yellow sand or vermiculite mixed in). The clay taken from diseased & black spotted roses are slightly acidic, rather than blue like my pH 7.7 clay. I had tested 5 different roses with black spots in the past, and the soil taken from the root level is pinkish in red-cabbage juice. It's either acidic rain can't drain well from that spot, or else there's NOT enough buffer to neutralize the heavy rain going down.