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)
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Real Neat'
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Silberprinzesschen'
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snowcap'
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snowdrift'
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Sonnenschein'
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Sunny Side Up'
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum 'T.E. Killin'
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Victorian Secret'
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Wirral Supreme'
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum Broadway Lights = 'Leumayel'
Shasta daisy
Leycesteria
Himalayan honeysuckle
Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain'
Himalayan honeysuckle, Pheasant berry
Libertia chilensis
Snowy mermaid
Libertia peregrinans
Exotic iris
Ligustrum
Privet
Ligustrum 'Vicaryi'
Privet
Ligustrum delavayanum
Delavay's privet
Ligustrum ibota Musli = 'Muster'
Japanese ibota privet
Ligustrum japonicum
Japanese privet
Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum'
Japanese privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Argenteum'
Silver privet, Oval leaf privet, California privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
Golden privet, Oval leaf privet, California privet
Ligustrum quihoui
Chinese privet
Ligustrum undulatum 'Lemon Lime and Clippers'
Undulating privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Common privet
Ligustrum vulgare 'Atrovirens'
Common privet
Limonium platyphyllum
Broad leaved sea lavender, Wideleaf sea lavender
Limonium platyphyllum 'Blue Cloud'
Broad leaved sea lavender, Wideleaf sea lavender
Limonium platyphyllum 'Violetta'
Broad leaved sea lavender, Wideleaf sea lavender
Linaria
Toadflax, Spurred snapdragon
Linaria alpina
Alpine snapdragon
Linaria purpurea
Purple toadflax
Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went'
Purple toadflax
Linaria purpurea 'Springside White'
Purple toadflax
Liriope
Lily Turf
Liriope muscari
Big blue lily turf, Southern lilyturf, Blue lilyturf
Liriope muscari 'Gold-banded'
Lily turf
Liriope muscari 'Monroe White'
Lily turf
Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
Big blue lily turf, Southern lilyturf, Blue lilyturf
Liriope spicata 'Gin-ryu'
Creeping liriope, Creeping lily turf
Lobularia
Sweet alyssum, Sweet Alison
Lobularia maritima
Sweet alyssum, Sweet Alison
Lobularia maritima 'Snowdrift'
Sweet alyssum, Sweet Alison
Lobularia maritima 'Violet Queen'
Sweet alyssum, Sweet Alison
Lomatia
Lomatia myricoides
Long leaf lomatia
Lonicera 'Celestial'
Honeysuckle hybrid
Lonicera 'Fire Cracker'
Honeysuckle