Congratulations! The Heather Garden display, led by Forest Edge Nurseries, has gained a Silver-Gilt Flora Medal for a display of heathers staged in the Floral Marquee at this year’s show. The show continues until Sunday 8th July and the award-winning display of heathers is at stand FM 288. David Edge and his team of helpers well deserve this medal.
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RHS Wisley Plant Heritage Show June 17th 2018
Heather Society member Molly Hall with some heathers from the Plant Heritage stand at the Plant Society Show held at RHS Wisley Sunday 17th June 2018. These were being displayed to publicise the new National Heather Collection at Wisley.
Heather Article is The Times Weekend Supplement
Winter flowering heathers have made it to The Times Weekend Supplement this week (January 27th 2018). A link to the article by can be found below:-
2017 Silver-Gilt for The Heather Garden Display at Hampton Court
Congratulations! The Heather Garden display led by Forest Edge Nurseries, has gained a Silver-Gilt Flora Medal for a display of heathers staged in the Floral Marquee at this year’s show. The show continues until Sunday 9th July and the award-winning display of heathers is at stand FM 306. Once again, as in 2016, David Edge and his team of helpers well deserve this medal.
Summer 2017 Newsletter Published
Log into the members area Newsletters section to read the latest Summer 2017 Newsletter
2017 Yearbook, Heathers 14, and Spring Newsletter
The Yearbook of the Heather Society 2017, Heathers 14, has been published and has been sent to you.
The Spring 2017 Newsletter, replacing the Bulletin, has also been sent to you via mail. It contains some important information regarding the future of the Society and for this reason every member has been sent a hard copy. It is also be available online. Click here
The biodiversity hotspot as evolutionary hot-bed: spectacular radiation of Erica in the Cape Floristic Region
An interesting technical article on The biodiversity hotspot as evolutionary hot-bed: spectacular radiation of Erica in the Cape Floristic Region.
Erica cinerea ‘Creepy Crawly’ and SSSI
The Heather Society would like to point out that removing plant material from any SSSI [Site of Special Scientific Interest] in the UK is NOT permitted without a licence from the relevant authority.
2016 Silver-Gilt for the Heather Society Display Hampton Court
Congratulations! The Heather Society display led by Forest Edge Nurseries, has gained a Silver-Gilt Flora Medal for a display of heathers staged in the Floral Marquee at this year’s show. The show continues until Sunday 10 July and the award-winning display of heathers is at stand FM 302. Once again, as in 2015, David Edge and his team of helpers well deserve this medal.
Happy 100th Birthday Albert
The Heather Society congratulates Albert Turner on his 100th birthday. Albert introduced Erica arborea ‘Albert’s Gold’, an attractive and widely grown tree heath.