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Heathers and other acid loving plants

GwenramageGwenramage Posts: 2
in Garden design
I have a plot 14ft x 4ft and I want to make it a heather garden, full of colour.  Any ideas on how many plants I would need and what varieties would give some colour all year around, would be very much appreciated.

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  • GwenramageGwenramage Posts: 2
    Hi Rik56, Thanks for answering.  The soil is neutral but I do have several bags of peat which I am about to dig in.  It is free draining.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Most of them are fine in neutral soil, as long as you have plenty of organic matter in there.
    Some are fine in alkaline soil - many of the Ericas, especially the winter ones.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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