Are they dead?

[BuddingGardener]

I'm new to gardening but trying hard. I have 3 plants that don't look very good compared to the other plants the first one is a magnolia which had a few flowers and leaves on it but they didn't last long. Second one is some fushia plants that I replanted (can't remember when) they were beautiful last year. Third one is a Japanese azalea which looked great last year.
Last picture is my garden which is south facing but sometimes gets a bit of wind. Could anyone help I feed them every 2 weeks with miracle gro xxx

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Three plants that have a reputation for being difficult! All would be happier in the ground but magnolia and azalea need acid (lime free) soil or ericaceous compost if grown in a pot. I don't think they like being baked in the sun either (on your exposed patio). Haven't grown either as I've never had the right soil and I'm not too good at remembering to water pots. The fuchsia should be ok in a tub but use some good compost, maybe a soil-based (John Innes) one. Try Maxicrop organic seaweed feed rather than Miraclegro. Does the wooden tub have drainage holes? - the compost looks rather waterlogged.

All of them were repotted recently using miracle gro potting compost. The wooden tubs have drainage, I took the photo just after a heavy downpour, should I fork up the compost a bit? Thanks for your advice xx

The magnolia WANTS to be a tree, and should be in a MUCH larger pot! The flowers don't last long, and will usually be gone before the leaves come. Don't you have room in the ground for it? We have a magnolia stellata, over twenty years old and two metres tall.

The fuchsias look OK, but you need to cut off the excess twigs, and get out the grass and any other weeds that shouldn't in there.

When the flower buds start to form, if you can be brave enough, pinch off the first ones, as this will encourage more buds to come, and you will get a greater show of flower, but of course, it will take a bit longer.

The azalea needs to be in a much larger pot, and MUST have ericaceous compost and/or an iron tonic intended for azaleas.

Thanks for the advice, I have 2 magnolias, I will find a suitable spot for them in the ground. Will repot the azalea in ericeous compost, would the pot that the magnolia is in be big enough? I will cut of excess twigs and tidy up the fushia. Thank you for the great advice it is much appreciated. Xxx