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)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge = 'Minbat'
Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus sanguinea 'Winter Beauty'
Common dogwood, Bloodtwig, Pegwood, Dogberry
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'
Red osier dogwood, American dogwood
Cortaderia selloana
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Splendid Star'
Pampas grass, Sellow's Pampas grass
Cotoneaster 'Hybridus Pendulus'
Weeping cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dammeri
Bearberry cotoneaster
Cotoneaster franchetii
Franchett's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Wall spray, Herringbone cotoneaster, Rock spray cotoneaster
Cotoneaster lacteus
Parney cotoneaster, Red clusterberry
Cotoneaster procumbens 'Queen of Carpets'
Prostrate cotoneaster
Cryptomeria japonica 'Vilmoriniana'
Japanese red cedar, Japanese cedar, Sugi
Cyclamen coum
Coumarin sowbread, Persian violet
Cytisus 'Boskoop Ruby'
Broom
Cytisus 'Lena'
Broom
Cytisus 'White Lion'
Broom
Cytisus x boskoopii 'Hollandia'
Broom
Cytisus x boskoopii 'Zeelandia'
Broom
Cytisus x praecox
Warminster broom, Broom
Cytisus x praecox 'Albus'
Broom, Warminster broom
Cytisus x praecox 'Allgold'
Broom, Warminster broom
Deutzia 'Rosea Plena'
Slender deutzia
Deutzia x hybrida 'Strawberry Fields'
Hybrid deutzia
Deutzia x rosea
Pink spreading deutzia, Rosy deutzia
Dianthus 'Corona Raspberry Magic'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Devon Arctic Star'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Devon Winnie'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Sunflor Bling Bling'
Pot carnation
Dianthus 'Waterloo Sunset'
Cottage pink, Clove
Dianthus Pink Kisses = 'Kledg12163'
Carnation, Pink, Clove
Dianthus Rebekah = 'Wp09 Mar05'
Dwarf pink, Clove
Dianthus Sherbert = 'Wp08 Ros03'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus Sunflor Charmy = 'Hilcharm'
Pot carnation
Echinacea purpurea 'Little Magnus'
Purple coneflower, Black Samson, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Mistral'
Hybrid coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Pow Wow White'
Purple coneflower, Black Samson, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge coneflower
Echinacea purpurea Pow Wow Wild Berry = 'Pas702917'
Purple coneflower, Black Samson, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge coneflower
Echinacea SunSeekers Red = 'Apecssired'
Coneflower
Elaeagnus pungens 'Maculata'
Oleaster, Thorny elaeagnus
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Gilt Edge'
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Limelight'
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Viveleg'
Hybrid oleaster
Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze'
Seaside daisy, Beach aster, Beach fleabane, Sea aster
Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican fleabane, Australian fleabane, Wall daisy, Bonytip fleabane
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus