WOW, it looks great to me! Some of the older leaves will turn yellow and fall off. It just happens naturally I think, and is not anything you are doing wrong. Nothing to worry about.

Lady...if mine looked THAT good, I'd be delighted!! In comparison, mine are 'ok' !! We're over a thousand miles apart, and I'm to the South. We get summer days in the 90s ...sometimes upper 90s... Last summer my bruggies were literally lying in the dirt on some of those days, but as the sun moved over to the west (mine are on the east side, also..and pretty much have sun until about 4 or 4:30 in the afternoon---plus the heat bounding off the side of the house, too!) Anyway...they'd lie down in the dirt...most days I'd spray them in the morning and then again afternoon.....all three came back and seem much hardier this summer. Yellow leaves are the norm for me, too...they seem to go in cycles....they're either stronger on blooms or stronger on foliage, but I don't seem to figure out how to get both at one time.... Don't despair, tho...your bruggie looks just awesome to me! Keep up with fertilizer and maybe a little epsom salts...also...make sure your pots have drain holes so they don't drown.......

You all on the garden forums are so helpful...I love this website! Thanks for the encouragement. I'll just keep doing what I'm doing then.......But, is it typical to see large brugs in pots? I just wonder if I should move up to a larger container next spring. Thanks for your time. :-)

Your brug looks great and I wouldn't worry about a few yellow leaves. I feed them every week and give them a dose of epsom salts once a month to help green up the foliage, 1 tblsp to a gallon of water. I have to water my container brugs daily in the high heat. Pots that are smaller than 18" usually need water 2x/day. If you are going to sink your pots you should put it in a large plastic nursery pot. Seal up the bottom drainage holes and cut new holes on the sides. It makes it easier to lift in the fall. You can just slice the roots around the sides instead of trying to dig them up from underneath the pot. Why do you want to bury such a pretty planter? Enjoy your beautiful plant.
Karyn

Hi Karyn,
I've never tried Epsom salt, thanks for the tip. Oh no....I don't intend to bury my pretty ceramic glazed pot...LOL. However I did try to bury one of my other brugs just as you instructed. This one had to be cut back quite a bit after being in the garage....it's coming along though....and is setting buds. It looks more like a shrub. I appreciate all the wonderful tips from you all!

I don't only use the epsom salts on the brugs, I use it on all my plants. Just buy the kind in the drug store, not a garden center. They are the same and a garden center will charge a riduculous amount. I thought you were going to bury that beautiful blue planter! lol
Karyn