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)
Hebe Addenda® 'Donna® Kamilla'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Donna® Nikka'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Grande® Blue'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Petita® Blue'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Petita® Pink'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Petita® White'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Trio Variegata'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Vinoa®'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe albicans
White hebe
Hebe Blue Elegance = 'Lowgeko'
Hebe, Shrubby veronica
Hebe Blue Haze = 'Lowchi'
Hebe Blue Ice = 'Lowapb'
Hebe Blue Star = 'Vergeer 1'
Hebe brachysiphon
Short tubed hebe
Hebe brevifolia
Short leaved hebe
Hebe Bronze Glow = 'Lowglo'
Hebe cupressoides
Cypress hebe, Cupressus hebe
Hebe cupressoides 'Boughton Dome'
Cypress hebe, Cupressus hebe
Hebe diosmifolia
Diosma hebe
Hebe epacridea
Mountain summit hebe
Hebe Garden Beauty Blue = 'Cliv'
Hebe Garden Beauty Purple = 'Nold'
Hebe Golden Anniversary = 'Lowag'
Golden hebe
Hebe hectori
Hector's whipcord hebe
Hebe hulkeana
New Zealand lilac, Hulke's hebe
Hebe Leopard = 'Lowand'
San Francisco hybrid hebe
Hebe macrantha
Large-flowered hebe
Hebe macrocarpa
Large carpel hebe
Hebe macrocarpa var. latisepala
Large carpel hebe
Hebe Medieval Colour King = 'Ngheb13'
Hebe Medieval Ice Queen = 'Ngheb15'
Hebe Medieval Pink Princess = 'Ngheb16'
Hebe Medieval White Knight = 'Ngheb26'
Hebe ochraceae
Ochre whipcord hebe
Hebe odora
Boxwood hebe
Hebe odora 'New Zealand Gold'
Boxwood hebe
Hebe parviflora var. angustifolia
Kokomura taranga
Hebe pimeleoides
Glaucous blue flowered hebe
Hebe pimeleoides 'Quicksilver'
Glaucous blue flowered hebe
Hebe Pink Elegance = 'Lowuni'
Hebe rakaiensis
Rakaia valley hebe
Hebe recurva
Rock hebe
Hebe recurva 'Boughton Silver'
Rock hebe
Hebe salicifolia
Willow leaved hebe, Koromiko, Kokomuka
Hebe speciosa 'Variegata'
Hebe topiaria
Topiary hebe
Hebe x andersonii 'Andersonii Variegata'
Anderson's hybrid hebe
Hebe x franciscana 'Blue Gem'
San Francisco hybrid hebe