Last winter was brutal in the garden. I thought I had chosen sufficently hardy plants and protected them. I had purchased from HD 6- Med. Red's (Erica Daryl.) Maybe they did not get established enough for the winter, but I lost all of them. The Eric C. I purchased several years ago from RockSpray survived, and their bloom was the most magnificent to date!

On to my questions - I want to replace my heaths, but I don't know if summer or fall planting is the best for heaths.

Also I am looking for a heath which will bloom (Southern MA) during a mild winter or at least in the late winter. I live in Zone 6 by the USDA maps, but the more experienced local nursery guys say I am in zone 5.

Thanks in advance