Beginner Gardening: What to plant around my Scotch Heather........, 1 by britbrighton

britbrighton wrote:
I have a lot of baby heathers that I recently planted around my foundation. They are evergreen with different bloom times of white, pink, lavender and red flowerings. This is my first try at heather so I don't know what to expect of it's growth. I have a lot of gaps between the heather that I would like to fill with something really colorful and all-summer blooming (perenns or annuals) to keep color in the garden when the heathers are out of bloom. Since heather is rather spikey and wild-looking I wanted to balance it with something a little softer looking. I already have Azaleas, Rhodes, Cotoneaster and Euonymous and have acid soil. Any advice would be great! Here is a sample picture of one little heather garden. I have since changed it; bought many more heathers and extended the garden along the side of the house but you will get the idea. I have not found much info on heather landscaping at all.
If you need a photo of the whole side of the house where the garden moves onward, I will try to upload one from my camera. Thanks in advance! PS) Don't mind the mess, the house/lawns are a work in progress!

This message was edited Oct 14, 2008 9:44 PM