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PostPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:56 am    Post subject: planting heather Reply with quote
http://www.johnstowngardencentre.ie/calluna-summer-autumn-heather/calluna_gardengirlspd.aspx

How close together would you plant heather for above effect?

Also as these are lime haters how would you plant them in a container with conifer and bedding plants. What compost? Mixture?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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i would plant them about 18" to 2feet apart as they will spread.
if you are planting in containers you should use ericaceous compost .the conifer and bedding shouls do okay in this mix.ive never had any problems.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
forest flame wrote:
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i would plant them about 18" to 2feet apart as they will spread.
if you are planting in containers you should use ericaceous compost .the conifer and bedding shouls do okay in this mix.ive never had any problems.
ok thanks. I have a couple planted at about your distance a few months and they are flowering but not really spreading. in the link they seem to be on a slope
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