Beginner Gardening: Is my Gardenia sick?, 1 by prabal

prabal wrote:
Hello folks,

I planted this Gardenia a month or so back. Over the last several weeks, I am noticing more and more leaves are getting curled, although they do not turn yellow or fall off. On the other hand, they look quite shiny. To add to this, I see some leaves just give the look that they are being "consumed".

Reading various resources, I'm confused as to whether this is aphids, ph problem, moisture problem, or all/none of the above.

Please help. I'm posting a few pictures to give you a sense of both these issues.

Thanks!

Prabal.