However, most varieties only look good for a few ... These shrubby plants are often confused with a similar plant, heath. Both heather and heath are in the same plant family (Ericaceae), but ...

Spacing: Space plants on center according ... Space dwarf varieties according to label widths. Planted accordingly, heathers should touch each other in three to four years. Mulching: After ...

Varieties such as these are brilliant for growing in ‘ungardenable’ places. Few plants are easier to manage than winter heathers. If you leave them untouched, most form low, tangled bushes.

Some contrasting whites to plant near ... Skyline varieties are perfect pairings of foliage and flowers. On patios, larger, lower bowls make ideal winter heather containers. With the addition ...

Mexican heather plants may grow to 3 feet in diameter and ... and has performed beyond other varieties. The Allyson variety produces an abundance of petite rose-purple flowers during its blooming ...

Between the flower and foliage colours they offer, winter flowering heathers make wonderful companion plants. Some of the best varieties which have been reliable over the past winters are Erica ...

Kingfisher Nursery in Spalding, Lincolnshire, used to produce nearly one million heather plants a year for the plant-centre trade, but was closed down in June 2017. Scottish nurseries that once ...

A lovely effect can be created when these heathers are associated with some spring bulbs, such as crocuses, small daffodil varieties, scillas and chionodoxas. Associating them with grassy plants ...

One thing's for sure after the recent unveiling of 52 plants in the New Varieties Showcase at the annual Farwest Show: Everyone loves a petite elderberry with scorching yellow foliage. Judges ...