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Alpines & Heathers

Alpines

We source the majority of our alpines from English growers which means they are not forced to be flowering earlier than they should be naturally which helps you to plan your planting to ensure a continuation of the flower through the Spring and early Summer.

The peak season for alpines is the spring, but we try to keep the range going into the summer with some of the later flowering varieties. For the best selection, the time to visit is around Easter.

Heathers

Heathers can be two different genus - Erica or Calluna. Callunas need to be planted in acidic soil, which makes them very useful in our area with our acidic clay. Ericas will grow in either alkaline or acid soil.

Callunas flower from late summer to autumn.

Ericas flower from December through to March.

They are good evergreen ground cover and an excellent food source for bees. We mainly stock them in Autumn and Winter and into early Spring.