Beautiful.
A really lush, crisp white which contrasts brilliantly with another pink/red heather. Has already formed quite a dense clump over the last few months. Bees love it too.
D.Glover
Essex
"Sculptural mounds of ling topped by clean white flowers -like a dusting of snow on the hills"
A really lush, crisp white which contrasts brilliantly with another pink/red heather. Has already formed quite a dense clump over the last few months. Bees love it too.
D.Glover
Essex
Lovely , began to flower begin of February provide a lot of flowers, a good burst of colour . Health plants that grow quite quickly.
Grower
Midlands
Wanted another alba heather for my gravel garden and this was well suited.
Clematisa
Scotland
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Hello Galia, All of the taller shrubs you mentioned for the semi-circular bed will get quite large, but their growth will be restricted (both in height and spread) if they are kept in a pot where their roots are restricted. For groundcover you could opt for any of the following:- Bergenia http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.bergenia/ Helleborus http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.helleborus/ Heuchera http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.heuchera/ Epimedium http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.epimedium/ Geranium http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.geranium/ Erica http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.erica/ As for the bamboos, even the most well behaved one (Fargesia murieliae) will spread to around 1.5m across so you should keep this in mind when planting it in such a confined space. Perhaps a better option would be one of our hedging plants, which can be cut back hard against the wall. Taxus http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/trees/hedging/conifer/bigger-trees/best-in-very-large-gardens-parks/taxus-baccata-/classid.6230/ or Ligustrum http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/hedging/ligustrum-ovalifolium-/classid.4093/ would be good options. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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Christine Barrat-Sweeney
Hello Christine, I'm sorry you have had problems with some of your heathers. They are prone to a number of pests and diseases, but the brown, crispy foliage usually indicates that they have become a little too dry at some point, and have simply suffered from drought. Ericas will tolerate some shade, but prefer a sunnier spot, and most plants will struggle under a conifer as it will block out rainfall and sunlight. I can understand your disappointment, but if the plants are moved to a better spot and watered regularly and deeply, then they may rally around and start to put on new growth in spring. I'm sorry not to be more help. Helen Plant Doctor
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Hello again Christine, They can suffer from over-watering, but this usually causes the leaves to turn yellow and then drop, but this is usually a slower process than drying out. The foliage will tend to go limp too, rather than dry and crispy. Occasionally the roots can become so dense the water simply runs around the edges of the rootballs and the centres rarely becomes wet, despite being watered regularly. I'm sorry not to be more help. Helen Plant Doctor
Christine Barrat-Sweeney
Hello Helen, Thank you for your detailed reply. I failed to mention that I have watered these heathers carefully and regularly because of their position (as you mention, the conifers block a lot of the rain, not so much the light because the bulk of the conifers' foliage is several feet off the ground) and never allowed them to dry up, so I can only conclude that a pest got the better of them? Kind regards, Christine
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Darren Maeers
Hello Darren, The best options for winter colour are pansies, polyanthus, bellis and heathers. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor .
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Tim and Rahme
Hello Rahme, I'm afraid there are no Hydrangeas that will stay that small, and most newly planted things will need some maintenance. Having said that here are a couple of plants which might be worth considering Erica http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/heathers/erica-%C3%97-darleyensis-j.w.-porter/classid.567/ Erica http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/heathers/erica-carnea-whitehall/classid.539/ Bergenia http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.bergenia/ Vinca http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.vinca/ Ajuga http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.ajuga/ I hope this gives you a few ideas. Helen Plant Doctor
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Tracey May
As a rule plants grown in containers, such as ours, can be planted at any time of year as long as the soil isn't frozen solid. Also the plants you have mentioned are all hardy so don't need to be kept indoors until you are ready to plant. They should be taken out of the garage as soon as possible and stood outside in a sheltered, sunny spot until the weather warms up.
Crocus
Many shrubs, trees and climbers are showing signs of growth, so it is an ideal time to check them over for winter damage. If you feel they need a little care and attention, here are a few notes to use as a pruning guide. during April.
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