after planting a bed with lavender and heather the other day somebody
told me you shouldnt do that because they like opposite types of soil.
Is this the case? Anybody know thanks?

"Joe Soap of the Crumbling Spires" wrote in message
...
after planting a bed with lavender and heather the other day somebody
told me you shouldnt do that because they like opposite types of soil.
Is this the case? Anybody know thanks?


Think of Heather's natural environment: Peaty (northern) hillsides spring to
mind. Scottish Heather?

Think of Lavender's natural environment: Hot dry stony ground.

pk

On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 12:57:34 +0000 (UTC), "PK"
wrote:


"Joe Soap of the Crumbling Spires" wrote in message
.. .
after planting a bed with lavender and heather the other day somebody
told me you shouldnt do that because they like opposite types of soil.
Is this the case? Anybody know thanks?


Think of Heather's natural environment: Peaty (northern) hillsides spring to
mind. Scottish Heather?

Think of Lavender's natural environment: Hot dry stony ground.

pk

Does that mean they won't grow together at all? 'cos I've planted them
now

In article ,
Joe Soap of the Crumbling Spires writes:
| On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 12:57:34 +0000 (UTC), "PK"
| wrote:
|
| after planting a bed with lavender and heather the other day somebody
| told me you shouldnt do that because they like opposite types of soil.
| Is this the case? Anybody know thanks?
|
| Think of Heather's natural environment: Peaty (northern) hillsides spring to
| mind. Scottish Heather?
|
| Think of Lavender's natural environment: Hot dry stony ground.
|
| Does that mean they won't grow together at all? 'cos I've planted them
| now

No, not at all. They won't both do very well, though they may
do well enough. Several heathers are pretty drought resistant,
and some are lime tolerant, and lavender can take some winter
waterlogging for a few years, and isn't a real acid hater.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

(Nick Maclaren) wrote in message ...
In article ,
Joe Soap of the Crumbling Spires writes:
| On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 12:57:34 +0000 (UTC), "PK"
| wrote:
|
| after planting a bed with lavender and heather the other day somebody
| told me you shouldnt do that because they like opposite types of soil.
| Is this the case? Anybody know thanks?
|
| Think of Heather's natural environment: Peaty (northern) hillsides spring to
| mind. Scottish Heather?
|
| Think of Lavender's natural environment: Hot dry stony ground.
|
| Does that mean they won't grow together at all? 'cos I've planted them
| now

No, not at all. They won't both do very well, though they may
do well enough. Several heathers are pretty drought resistant,
and some are lime tolerant, and lavender can take some winter
waterlogging for a few years, and isn't a real acid hater.

If the "heathers" are in fact *ericas*, you've probably got the
varieties which Neil alludes to as lime-tolerant.

Mike.