Due to this limitation, you may experience unexpected results within this site. Due to this limitation, you may experience unexpected results within this site. Dozens of varieties of winter heaths offer wonderful benefits to the garden railroad, particularly in late winter and early spring. These low growing, evergreen groundcovers have tiny, needlelike green leaves year round. As temperatures begin to warm in the late winter, diminutive bell-shape blossoms appear, lasting over a month in many areas.
Most heaths prefer moist but well drained, acidic soils and can even tolerate some shade.
The plants can be left to grow freely or they can be pruned to shape after blooming. We'll show you a photo, describe the plant and tell you where it grows best. Kalmbach Publishing Co. All rights reserved.