Windy urban spaces
You don't have to live on a hill or open countryside to experience windy conditions. In this section, plants have been selected which suit garden spaces in the urban environment. For example, new build properties where gardens are typically exposed and the soil often quite poor.
1. Create a living windbreak (windy urban)
318 plants
2. Climbers (windy urban)
70 plants
3. Shrubs for structure (windy urban)
351 plants
4. Feature plants (windy urban)
134 plants
5. Containers and pots (windy urban)
492 plants
6a. Flowers every year (windy urban)
1449 plants
6b. Roses (windy urban)
1182 plants
7. Ferns, grasses, hostas and other foliage plants (windy urban)
469 plants
8. Ground cover and small plants (windy urban)
218 plants
All plants (4215)
Weigela florida 'Alexandra'
Old fashioned weigela
Weigela florida Monet = 'Verveig'
Yucca glauca
Great plains yucca, Soapweed yucca, Plains soapweed, Bear grass, Small soapweed
Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'
Spanish dagger, Roman candle, Palm lily, Moundlily yucca, Soft tipped yucca
Abies amabilis 'Spreading Star'
Pacific silver fir, Red silver fir, Christmas tree
Abies balsamea 'Nana'
Balsam fir, Balm of Gilead, Canada balsam
Abies balsamea 'Piccolo'
Balsam fir, Canadian balsam
Abies balsamea Hudsonia Group
Balsam fir, Balm of Gilead, Canada balsam
Abies cephalonica 'Meyer's Dwarf'
Greek fir, Grecian fir, Kukunaria
Abies concolor 'Archer's Dwarf'
Colorado fir, White fir, Colorado white fir, Rocky Mountain white fir
Abies concolor 'Compacta'
Colorado fir, White fir, Colorado white fir, Rocky Mountain white fir
Abies lasiocarpa 'Compacta'
Subalpine fir, Alpine fir, White fir, Balsam fir, Rocky mountain fir
Abies lasiocarpa 'Green Globe'
Subalpine fir, Alpine fir, White fir, Balsam fir, Rocky mountain fir
Abies magnifica 'Mount Si'
Red fir
Abies nordmanniana 'Golden Spreader'
Caucasian fir, Nordmann's fir, Christmas tree
Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojan 'Compacta'
Trojan fir, Bornmueller fir
Achillea 'Apfelblute'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Coronation Gold'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Desert Eve Light Yellow'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Desert Eve Terracotta'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Fanal'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Feuerland'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Inca Gold'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Martina'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Pineapple Mango'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Pink Grapefruit'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Pretty Belinda'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Salmon Beauty'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea 'Summerwine'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Taygetea'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Terracotta'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Walther Funcke'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea ageratifolia
Greek yarrow, White tansy, Yarrow, Milfoil, Sneezewort
Achillea Anthea = 'Anblo'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea clavennae
Silvery milfoil, White spikenard
Achillea Desert Eve Cream = 'Deseve'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea Desert Eve Deep Rose = 'Desderos'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea Desert Eve Red = 'Desred'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea filipendulina 'Gold Plate'
Fernleaf yarrow
Achillea filipendulina 'Parker's Variety'
Fernleaf yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Color Burst Red'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Lansdorferglut'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Lilac Beauty'
Yarrow, Bloodwort, Woundwort, Thousand leaved yarrow, Milfoil, Woundwort
Achillea millefolium 'Peggy Sue'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Rose Madder'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed