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)
Euonymus fortunei 'Variegatus'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus japonicus 'Golden Maiden'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Happiness'
Variegated Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus Albovariegatus'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus Pulchellus'
Small leaved golden Japanese spindle
Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula'
Weeping purple beech, European beech, Common beech
Fargesia murielae 'Simba'
Umbrella bamboo, Muriel bamboo
Fatsia japonica 'Variegata'
False castor oil plant, Glossy leaved paper plant, Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia
Festuca 'Siskiyou Blue'
Fescue
Festuca amethystina
Fescue, Tufted fescue, Large blue fescue
Festuca gautieri
Bearskin fescue
Festuca glauca
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca 'Azurit'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca 'Blaufuchs'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca 'Blauglut'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca ovina
Sheep's fescue
Forsythia 'Beatrix Farrand'
Golden bell
Forsythia 'Fiesta'
Variegated forsythia
Forsythia 'Golden Nugget'
Golden bell
Forsythia 'Goldzauber'
Forsythia 'Tremonia'
Golden bell
Forsythia europaea
European forsythia, Golden bell
Forsythia suspensa
Weeping forsythia, Weeping golden bell
Forsythia x intermedia
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia 'Arnold Giant'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia 'Karl Sax'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia 'Spring Glory'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Gaultheria x wisleyensis 'Pink Pixie'
Wintergreen, Box berry, Canada tea, Wisley wintergreen
Geranium 'Azure Rush'
Geranium 'Blue Cloud'
Geranium 'Blushing Turtle'
Geranium 'Bob's Blunder'
Geranium 'Brookside'
Geranium 'Dark Eyes'
Geranium 'Dilys'
Geranium 'Dusky Rose'
Geranium 'Elke'
Bloody cranesbill
Geranium 'Elworthy Eyecatcher'
Geranium 'Eureka Blue'
Geranium 'Jolly Jewels Night'
Cranesbill
Geranium 'Jolly Jewels Raspberry'
Cranesbill
Geranium 'Jolly Jewels Red'
Cranesbill
Geranium 'Jolly Jewels Salmon'
Cranesbill
Geranium 'Jolly Jewels Silver'
Cranesbill
Geranium 'Kashmir Pink'
Clark's geranium
Geranium 'Khan'
Geranium 'Lilac Ice'