A few wee bonnie Heathers

Hi Surreylad ..
I like heathers too...
Lovely blog :o)

Thanks Terra they are nice to have... :-)

they never seem to do very well in my garden :-( but i dont know why.

Love the AGM one.
I saved some heathers from a hanging basket which was gong to be chucked. Still have them 5 years on!

that Ann Sparks is nice - the golden leaves will be bright all year.

Great pics Surrey, I love my heathers, looking forward to them growing and interlocking as ground cover. What happens once they meet each other? Do they settle down or do they need thinning?

I like Calluna vulgaris Robert Chapman. I tried to grow them in my sunny garden, but they usually died. Do not know why. Put them in acidic little bit rocky land, on sunny place most of the day, put a lot of mulch. Nothing helped. They are lovely little plants.

I love heathers Surreylad - nice pictures . Like how they rattle when brushed too also the small bell shaped flowers :))))))

thanks for all the nice comments :-)
Sticki they do need plenty of sun i find.
Thanks Lulu, that's good 5 years on..
to be honest Ss i'm not sure mine havn't reached each other yet :-))
thanks Katarina i put plenty of compost and grit in the hole first then the stones around..
Thanks Paul, they are good little plants :-)
thanks Steragram :-)

Heathers are good for winter colour. You've got some nice ones with foliage colour too :o)

Thanks Hywel, they do brighten up winter :-)

Thank you, I will try to add grit...:)

thanks SL ~ that explains it!!!

your welcome :-))

I have a winter flowering heather rockery. Even though your plants are still not touching each other take the hedge shears and give them a light prune to remove the spent flowers. That will encourage new stronger growth. They will grow straggly otherwise. OH was a bit over enthusiastic with the cutting back last spring and I thought I might need to replant but they have come away fine. The damage is not totally cured but they are getting there. I feed mine with bone meal (at pruning time) as it is a slow release fertiliser and works for me.
Robert Chapman deserves that AGM he is lovely.

Thanks Scotsgran i'll do that, Thanks that's one of my favs the Robert Chapman although i do like the Ann Sparks a close second :-))

Its hard to decide on a favourite because they are all lovely when looked at individually.

yes that's very true :-)