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 spectabile 'Indian Chief'
Ice plant, O-benkei-so, Showy stonecrop
Sedum spectabile 'Stardust'
Ice plant, Showy stonecrop
Sedum spectabile 'Walberton's Pizazz'
Ice plant, Showy stonecrop
Sedum spectabile Brilliant Group 'Meteor'
Ice plant, O-benkei-so, Showy stonecrop
Sedum spectabile Brilliant Group 'Septemberglut'
Ice plant, Showy stonecrop
Sedum spurium
Two row stonecrop, Caucasian stonecrop
Sedum spurium 'Fuldaglut'
Fireglow two-row stonecrop, Caucasian stonecrop
Sedum spurium 'Purpurteppich'
Two row stonecrop, Caucasian stonecrop
Sedum spurium 'Schorbuser Blut'
Two row stonecrop, Caucasian stonecrop
Sedum spurium 'Tricolor'
Tricolor stonecrop, Caucasian stonecrop
Sedum spurium 'Voodoo'
Tricolor stonecrop, Caucasian stonecrop
Sedum stenopetalum 'Douglasii'
Wormleaf stonecrop
Sedum takesimense Atlantis® = 'Nonsitnal'
Sedum telephium
Orpine, Live forever, Midsummer men
Sedum telephium 'Rainbow Xenox'
Orpine, Live forever, Midsummer men
Sedum telephium 'Strawberries and Cream'
Orpine, Live forever, Midsummer men
Sedum telephium Atropurpureum Group
Orpine, Live forever, Midsummer men
Sedum telephium Atropurpureum Group 'Dark Knight'
Orpine, Live forever, Midsummer men
Sedum telephium subsp. maximum 'Gooseberry Fool'
Orpine, Live forever, Midsummer men
Sedum telephium subsp. ruprechtii
Misummer men, Orpine, Live-Long
Sedum x rubrotinctum
Christmas cheer, Sedas, Jelly bean plant
Silene
Campion, Catchfly
Silene uniflora
Sea campion, Maiden's tears, Catchfly
Silene uniflora 'Druett's Variegated'
Sea campion, Maiden's tears, Catchfly
Silene uniflora 'Robin Whitebreast'
Sea campion, Maiden's tears, Catchfly
Sisyrinchium 'Biscutella'
Blue eyed grass
Sisyrinchium 'California Skies'
Blue eyed grass
Sisyrinchium californicum Brachypus Group
California satin flower
Sisyrinchium idahoense 'Rocky Point'
Idaho satin flower
Sisyrinchium idahoense var. bellum
Idaho satin flower
Sisyrinchium striatum
Blue eyed grass
Sisyrinchium striatum 'Aunt May'
Blue eyed grass
Solidago
Golden rod
Solidago 'Cloth of Gold'
Golden rod
Solidago 'Golden Dwarf'
Golden rod
Solidago 'Golden Shower'
Golden rod
Solidago 'Goldenmosa'
Golden rod
Solidago 'Goldkind'
Golden rod
Solidago 'Goldstrahl'
Golden rod
Solidago 'Queenie'
Golden rod
Solidago canadensis
Canada golden rod
Solidago cutleri
Cutler's alpine goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis 'Variegata'
Variegated golden rod, Broad leaved golden rod, Zigzag goldenrod
Solidago ptarmicoides
Sneezewort aster
Sorbus
Rowan
Sorbus aria
Whitebeam
Sorbus aria
Whitebeam
Sorbus aria 'Chrysophylla'
Golden whitebeam, Whitebeam