Cultivated Heathers and Heaths
"The trouble with gardening is that it does not remain an avocation. It becomes an obsession" Phyllis McGinley
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Heathers & Heaths of Distant Hill Gardens
Note: We have lost so many Heathers and Heaths over the years to severe winters with lack of snow cover, that we haven't planted any new varieties in a decade. Our list used to be much longer!
Scientific Name
Common Name
Erica carnea ‘Springwood White’
Erica x darleyersis 'Arthur Johnson'
Calluna vulgaris 'Peter Sparkes'
Calluna vulgaris 'White Knight'
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