P. O. Box 2035, Truro MA 02666 U.S.A.
Grower of the Hardy Heaths and Heathers
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Rock Spray Nursery,
established in 1980 specializes in growing and selling to you the fascinating family of
plants known as HEATH and HEATHER. We have added new varieties to our offerings for
2008, along with new photographs showing the many different flower colors, shapes and
sizes. We have been growing these plants for 18 years now, both in our own gardens and in
pots here at the farm where tens of thousands are grown annually. Strolling by them on a
warm spring day, a hot summer evening or a chilly winter afternoon, you can't
help but to slow down the pace a bit
to admire and appreciate their unique characteristics. After all these years, their beauty
still leaves us breathless as we stop to gaze. Here are several facts you should know about
this group of plants..
Heather has evergreen and often colorful foliage which gives
the garden
year-round interest even during the bleakest months of winter.
Growth
habits range from the diminutive to the tall and billowy.
Flowering
times differ among the cultivars; hardly a month goes by
without one of the many species of heather flowering!
Once
established in the garden, heather is tolerant of long periods
of drought.
Heather
can thrive in even the leanest of soils in half to full day sun.
Just provide them with a well drained soil prepared with plenty of peat moss
and mulch well.
Heather
is a low maintenance plant needing only annual pruning and
mulching to promote vigorous growth, which will reward you with healthy and
heavy flowering plants.
The
hardy species of Calluna and Erica have hundreds of cultivars.
The diversity among them whether flower, foliage or habit is truly amazing!
Other
gardening resources and favorite links!
Join
the Northeast Heather Society!
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