a picture of the whole plant might help ...

you are the first person i have ever talked with.. who planted privet for the flowers .... lol

ken

Pam,
i have wax leaf privet, bought for privacy between my home and my neighbors. They are planted in a wooded area, is that where you had yours?
My privets look very similar to yours, so if you had it planted near wild trees, it was probably drained of nutirents and energy from the tree roots around it.
Mine have the same black marks on the leaves that yours have too.
I really think you should just mulch it up good and see if your privet does better in its new location this year.
I was told they don't like full sun in real hot zones, i don't know, mine still look like that and really, i don't much care about them any more.
I do know they like water, so water it good once a week if you don't get rain in the heat of May, June , July and August.
I hope it does better for you.
Mine never bloom, LOL, or if they do, i don't notice.
glad to see you like the flowers. LOL
Different strokes for different folks I guess.

Leaf spot disease of ligustrum is VERY common. Cercospora spp. or Pseudocercospora are the offending pathogens. Though the occurance of this fungal disorder can largely be prevented, it might require chemical intervention now that your plants are in trouble.

Ligustrum only seems to become infected if they are planted in a location that they don't like....the most limiting factor is sunlight. I respectfully disagree with butterfly 's suggestion that these plants need a lot of water....they do not. They are highly successful in xeriscaping, readily adapting to life in hot, dry, sunny locations. I consider ligustrum suitable for those HOT, nonirrigated parking lot islands.

Please call or visit your local extension office for chemical recommendations for Cercospora of Ligustrum.
You will be able to find something appropriate at one of your garden centers.

Mulch the plants and watery them until they are established. After that, let them be.