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Winter Heather Plants - Description
- Ground Cover Heather Plants
- Erica carnea Bells Extra Special
- Erica X DARLEYENSIS White perfection
- Winter / Spring Flowering Heather Plant
- White Flowering Flowering from November to April
- Suited to Neutral, Alkaline & Lime Soils
- Potted Plant
- Pot Size: 1.5L Pot
- Dwarf Evergreen Shrubs
Winter Heather Plants - Characteristics
- Plant Type: Evergreen
- Habit: Low, mound forming
- Foliage: Tiny overlapping leaves
- Fully Grown Size: 50cm spread & 15cm in height
- Spacing: 60-80cm
- Hardiness: Hardy
Winter Heather Plants - Uses
- These evergreen, mound forming plants are a reliable plant for gardeners
- Low growing plants form neat mounds for ground cover & low maintenance
- Evergreen mounds look best at the front of borders
- Often planted in rockeries or gravel beds
- Suit a Japanese style garden
- Plant with conifers, ferns & grasses
- Suited to bog gardens
- This Winter flowering heather plant is suited to lime or alkaline soils
Winter Heather Plants - Planting Instructions
- Soak pots in water before sowing
- Choose a location
- Grow in full sun or partial shade
- Deep, fertile soil that is well drained
- Also happy in moist soil conditions
- Spacing: 30- 50cm apart
- Prepare bed by digging over soil & adding fertilizer or manure
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Firm in well
- Soak soil well after planting
- Feed every 2 to 3 weeks
- To maintain the plants compact & neat shape, cut back after flowering
- Remove approx 1 inch of growth
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Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (3-4 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
