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What's new?
Find new plants offered for the first time on the Alphabetical Name database. Look for “new” in the comments column.
We are phasing out peat moss with the plants we grow. Heather loves peat, but it is not considered a renewable resource. In the 3- 1/4” pots, we are now using the last of the peat mix cut with Tagro soil mix which is composted sludge mix made by the City of Tacoma, Washington. In the gallons, we are using the Tagro mix with bark to get the correct pH. By next year, the peat mix will be used up, and we will be using all Tagro and bark. Tagro encourages healthy root growth and larger caliper stems. There is no topdressing with fertilizers as the sludge lasts for 1-2 years. We use fabric pot covers on most pots, so we use no herbicides. However, our suppliers grow the standard way, so not all our plants are naturally grown. If this is important to you, we can pick only those plants produced naturally for you. Just ask.
We also use recycled pots from the community. We are doing everything we can to have no impact on the waterways we drain directly into which are Puget Sound and Spencer Lake. |
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The Heather Specialists
We offer hundreds of new, rare and unusual varieties of heaths and heathers by mail order. |
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Specialty Lists |
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On-line Catalog, Downloadable Catalog
Retail Nursery open now by appointment only until late winter
The Sold Out List
We ship plants all year from
September 1st through June 15th.
Place your order now for spring shipping to
reserve your plants.
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We have built the equivalent of a national collection of heather here open to the public. There are over 800 cultivars in this 3/4 of an acre planting.
Have a look at the heather display garden in the making a few years back at our retail location. There are currently 2,000 plus plants in the ground.
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USDA Compliance Agreement #WA-23-16905 for Sudden Oak Death or Phytophthora ramorum. We can ship anywhere in the U.S. including California. |
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The Heather Specialists |
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Heaths & Heathers |