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)
Lonicera 'Golden Trumpet'
Honeysuckle hybrid
Lonicera 'Mandarin'
Honeysuckle hybrid
Lonicera etrusca
Etruscan honeysuckle
Lonicera etrusca 'Superba'
Etruscan honeysuckle
Lonicera henryi
Henry's honeysuckle
Lonicera henryi 'Copper Beauty'
Henry's honeysuckle
Lonicera henryi Marinella = 'Venloma'
Henry's honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
Twinberry
Lonicera japonica
Japanese honyesuckle, Gold and silver flower
Lonicera japonica 'Aureoreticulata'
Japanese honyesuckle, Gold and silver flower
Lonicera japonica 'Mint Crisp'
Japanese honeysuckle, Gold and silver flower
Lonicera ligustrina Garden Clouds® Copper Glow = 'Grln03'
Box honeysuckle
Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata
Privet honeysuckle, Box honeysuckle, Royal carpet honeysuckle, Shrubby honeysuckle
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Baggesen's Gold'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Lemon Beauty'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Silver Beauty'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Fragrant Cloud'
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Heaven Scent'
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Honeybush'
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Munster'
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Red Gables'
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Scentsation'
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Sweet Sue'
Woodbine, Woodbine honesuckle
Lonicera pileata
Privet honeysuckle, Box honeysuckle, Royal carpet honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens f. sulphurea 'John Clayton'
Trumpet honeysuckle
Lonicera similis var. delavayi
Delavay's honeysuckle
Lonicera standishii var. lancifolia 'Budapest'
Winter honeysuckle
Lonicera syringantha
Lilac honeysuckle
Lonicera tragophylla
Chinese woodbine
Lonicera x americana
American honeysuckle
Lonicera x italica Harlequin = 'Sherlite'
Honeysuckle
Lonicera x purpusii
Winter beauty, Winter honeysuckle
Lonicera x purpusii
Winter beauty, Winter honeysuckle
Lonicera x purpusii 'Winter Beauty'
Winter beauty, Winter honeysuckle
Lupinus arboreus
Tree lupin
Lupinus nootkatensis
Alaska lupin
Luzula
Woodrush
Luzula sylvatica 'Aurea'
Greater wood rush, Sylvan woodrush
Luzula sylvatica 'Hohe Tatra'
Greater wood rush, Sylvan woodrush
Luzula sylvatica 'Marginata'
Greater wood rush, Sylvan woodrush
Lychnis 'Cherry Bubbles'
Catchfly
Lychnis chalcedonica
Jerusalem cross, Maltese cross, London pride, Scarlet lightning
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rosea'
Jerusalem cross, Maltese cross, London pride, Scarlet lightning
Lychnis chalcedonica var. albiflora
Jerusalem cross, Maltese cross, London pride, Scarlet lightning
Lychnis coronaria
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink
Lychnis coronaria 'Alba'
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink