With wilder-looking gardens in style, heather makes a wonderful evergreen groundcover, providing glorious color from season to season. Its spiky stems of purples, pinks and whites look spectacular in ...

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Q. I have a problem with pruning the large heather plants in my garden. They really need to be cut back severely, but when I cut back into old wood that part of the… ...

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Heather is a difficult plant to grow in south-central Pennsylvania's climate and soil. In the right spot, it's a tough and beautiful little fine-leafed, lavender-blooming shrub.