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)
Sedum 'Bertram Anderson'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Carl'
Carl stonecrop
Sedum 'Frosted Fire'
Frosted Fire stonecrop
Sedum 'Green Expectations'
Green Expectations stonecrop
Sedum 'Jose Aubergine'
Jose Aubergine stonecrop
Sedum 'Joyce Henderson'
Joyce Henderson stonecrop
Sedum 'Matrona'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Munstead Red'
Munstead Red stonecrop
Sedum 'Red Cauli'
Orpine, Live forever, Midsummer men
Sedum 'Ruby Glow'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Stewed Rhubarb Mountain'
Stewed Rhubarb Mountain stonecrop
Sedum 'Thundercloud'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Vera Jameson'
Stonecrop
Sedum acre
Wall pepper, Biting stonecrop, Welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk
Sedum acre 'Aureum'
Wall pepper, Biting stonecrop, Welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk
Sedum acre 'Yellow Queen'
Wall pepper, Biting stomecrop
Sedum aizoon
Hoso-ba-no-kirin-so, Stonecrop
Sedum album 'Coral Carpet'
Chubby fingers stonecrop, Coral carpet stonecrop
Sedum anacampseros
Evergreen orpine, Lover come back
Sedum caucasicum
Caucasian stonecrop
Sedum cauticola
Hidaka-misebaya, Cliff stonecrop
Sedum cauticola 'Coca-Cola'
Cliff stonecrop
Sedum erythrostictum 'Frosty Morn'
Red Dot stonecrop
Sedum erythrostictum 'Mediovariegatum'
Red dot stonecrop
Sedum ewersii var. homophyllum 'Rosenteppich'
Rose carpet stonecrop, Ewer's stonecrop
Sedum Herbstfreude Group 'Lajos'
Lajos stonecrop
Sedum hispanicum 'Blue Carpet'
Blue carpet stonecrop
Sedum kamtschaticum
Hirohano-kirinsho, Kamschatka stonecrop, Orange stonecrop
Sedum kamtschaticum 'Variegatum'
Kamschatka stonecrop, Orange stonecrop
Sedum kamtschaticum 'Weihenstephaner Gold'
Hirohano-kirinsho, Kamschatka stonecrop, Orange stomecrop
Sedum kamtschaticum var. ellacombeanum
Kamschatka stonecrop, Orange stonecrop
Sedum middendorffianum
Hina-kirinsho, Middendorf stonecrop
Sedum morganianum
Burros tail, Donkey's tail, Beaver's tail, Horse's tail, Lamb's tail, Morgan's sedum
Sedum oreganum
Oregon stonecrop, Creamy stonecrop
Sedum oregonense
Oregonense stonecrop
Sedum pulchellum
Bird's claw sedum
Sedum reflexum 'Blue Cushion'
Reflexed stonecrop
Sedum rupestre
Stone orpine, Crooked stonecrop, Rock stonecrop, Reflexed stonecrop
Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'
Angelina stonecrop, Stone orpine, Crooked stonecrop
Sedum rupestre 'Monstrosum Cristatum'
Monstrous stone orpine
Sedum sediforme
Stonecrop habited stonecrop, Mediterranean stonecrop
Sedum selskianum
Selskianum stonecrop
Sedum sieboldii 'Dragon'
October plant, October daphne, Misebaya
Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'
Pacific stonecrop, Spatula leaved stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum'
Pacific stonecrop, Spatula leaved stonecrop
Sedum spectabile
Ice plant, O-benkei-so, Showy stonecrop
Sedum spectabile 'Crystal Pink'
Ice plant, Showy stonecrop
Sedum spectabile 'Iceberg'
Ice plant, O-benkei-so, Showy stonecrop