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Coastal / seaside gardens

Strong winds, salty air and difficult soil (clay, chalky, sandy or acidic) can make coastal gardening a challenge. But there are things which you can do to help. Most importantly create a windbreak to filter the wind. The best windbreaks "filter" the wind rather than blocking it completely. You can of course use man-made structures such as a fence but equally a living windbreak works well. If your garden gets the wind straight off the coast you will ideally need a fence (60% solid, 40% open). Next a living windbreak comprised of a hedge or dense groupings of tough trees or large shrubs. You can have a further living windbreak of smaller trees or shrubs. Within this protective border you can add plants that cope with your soil type and be protected from the worst of the coastal environment. ; Top tip: Reduce wind rock by staking new plants really well, in particular trees, shrubs and some perennials, to protect them from the wind as they get established and their roots a chance to develop. Also prune appropriately and at the right times of year, to reduce wind rock.

Best coastal & seaside plants

18 plants

Coastal garden - acidic soil

4232 plants

Coastal garden - chalky soil

3169 plants

Coastal garden - clay soil

1447 plants

Coastal garden - sandy soil

1466 plants

All plants (4733)

Buddleja davidii 'Bicolor'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii 'Buzz Lavender'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii 'Buzz Pink'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii 'Darent Valley'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii 'Dartmoor'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii 'Ellen's Blue'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii 'Empire Blue'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii 'Fascinating'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii 'Florence'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii 'Fortune'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii 'Harlequin'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii 'Ile de France'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii 'Summer House Blue'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii 'Variegata'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii 'White Bouquet'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii Buzz Ivory = 'Tobuivo'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii Buzz Magenta = 'Tobudpipur'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii Buzz Sky Blue = 'Tobuskyblu'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii Buzz Velvet = 'Tobudvelve'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii Camberwell Beauty = 'Camkeep'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii Marbled White = 'Markeep'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii Nanho Blue = 'Mongo'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii Nanho Purple = 'Monum'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii Peacock = 'Peakeep'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii Santana = 'Thia'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii var. alba

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja davidii var. nanhoensis 'Alba'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja fallowiana

Fallow's buddleja, Buddleia

Buddleja fallowiana var. alba

Fallow's buddleja, Buddleia

Buddleja forrestii

Forrest's buddleja, Forrest's butterfly bush

Buddleja globosa

Orange ball tree, Globose buddlebush, Chilean orange tree, Buddleia

Buddleja lindleyana

Lindley butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja loricata

Breastplate buddleja

Buddleja madagascariensis

Madagascar butterfly bush, Smoke tree, Buddleia

Buddleja officinalis

Winter flowered buddleja, Buddleia

Buddleja salviifolia

Sage-leaf buddleja, South African sage wood, South African sage butterfly bush

Buddleja Sugar Plum = 'Lonplum'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

Buddleja x weyeriana

Hybrid orange ball tree

Buddleja x weyeriana 'Honeycomb'

Hybrid orange ball tree

Buddleja x weyeriana 'Moonlight'

Hybrid orange ball tree

Buddleja x weyeriana 'Pink Pagoda'

Hybrid orange ball tree

Buddleja x weyeriana 'Sungold'

Hybrid orange ball tree

Bupleurum falcatum

Sickle leaved hare's ear, Sickle hare's ear

Bupleurum fruticosum

Shrubby hare's ear

Callistemon citrinus

Crimson Bottle brush, Lemon bottle brush

Callistemon pallidus

Lemon bottle brush

Callistemon pityoides

Alpine bottle brush