[Ricey]

hi all, I have a cople of 2yr old Blueberry bushes on the way and I have a raised bed wll prepared fpr them. My problem is "What can I plant with them as ground cover"?
I've done a bit of research but I'm getting conflicting info from different sites and am a bit lost, any help would be appreaciated.
I would also appreciate any recomendations on other acidic loving (low growing) plants that may compliment the bed. something evergreen would be great.

Thnx.

[JayG]

Although blueberries won't smother weeds like their cousins the native bilberry they are quite shallow-rooted and relatively low-growing bushes which like plenty of moisture, so I don't think they either need or would appreciate the competition of underplanting.

[viettaclark]

I was told to do a deep mulch under mine to retain water (by Mr. Muir no less!) so underplanting wouldn't be suitable.
Don't forget to net them off....the birds will have them!

[sunshineband]

A mulch of pine needles would be perfect 

You could always edge the bed with some heathers

[Nobbie]

How about cranberries? There low growing and scramble over the ground That's what I put under mine and they're very happy, although not much fruit on the cranberries yet. I might upload a photo later if I get round to it.

[realfood]

I grow cranberries with my blueberries, but my ground is usually quite moist in Glasgow.

[waddecar]

I mulch my raised bed with leafmold - not so far found a legal source of pine needles - so i chuck on a handful of sulphur chips as insurance. A few weeds do germinate but they pull out easily from the leafmold. I usually plant garlic bulbils around the edge of this bed - they seem to do ok in the acidic conditions and are not too deep rooted

[Ricey]

TY for the replies.
I was gonna mulch with pine needles but as others have stated, I can't find a source.
TY for the heads up with cranberries and garlic sounds intersting.

I'd still be intereste to hear from anyone who has had sucess with plants around their blueberries, either bi-annuals or perenials...... something that wont do the blueberries any harm.
The bed I have set out may look a little bare if I don't add something.