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)
Potentilla fruticosa 'Snowbird'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Sommerflor'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Sophie's Blush'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Summer Dawn'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Summer Sorbet'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Sunset'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Tilford Cream'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Wessex Silver'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Yellow Bird'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Mango Tango = 'Uman'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla megalantha
Large flowered cinquefoil
Potentilla megalantha 'Gold Sovereign'
Large flowered cinquefoil
Potentilla nepalensis
Nepal cinquefoil
Potentilla nepalensis 'Fire Dance'
Nepal cinquefoil
Potentilla nepalensis 'Helen Jane'
Nepal cinquefoil
Potentilla nepalensis 'Miss Wilmott'
Nepal cinquefoil
Potentilla nepalensis 'Ron McBeath'
Nepal cinquefoil
Potentilla nepalensis 'Shogran'
Nepal cinquefoil
Potentilla recta
Sulfur cinquefoil, Upright cinquefoil, Rough fruited cinquefoil
Potentilla recta 'Warrenii'
Sulfur cinquefoil, Upright cinquefoil, Rough fruited cinquefoil
Potentilla rupestris
Rock cinquefoil, Prairie tea
Potentilla thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet'
Red cinquefoil, Scarlet cinquefoil, Thurber's cinquefoil
Potentilla x hopwoodiana
Hopwood's cinquefoil
Potentilla x tonguei
Trailing cinquefoil
Primula 'Cottage Cream'
Primrose
Primula 'Crescendo Blue'
Crescendo blue polyanthus
Primula 'Crescendo Golden Yellow'
Crescendo golden polyanthus
Primula 'Crescendo Red'
Crescendo red polyanthus
Primula 'Crescendo Rose'
Crescendo rose polyanthus
Primula 'Crescendo White'
Crescendo white polyanthus
Primula 'Crescendo Yellow'
Crescendo yellow polyanthus
Primula 'Miss Indigo'
Primrose
Primula 'Sweetheart'
Primrose, Hybrid primrose
Primula 'Woodland Dell'
Primrose, Hybrid primrose
Primula auricula
Dusty miller, Common auricula, Bear's ear
Primula denticulata 'Blue-flowered'
Drumstick primula
Primula polyanthus 'Castilian'
Polyanthus primrose
Primula polyanthus 'Gold Lace Group'
Polyanthus, Primrose
Primula polyanthus 'Supernova Cherry'
Supernova polyanthus primrose
Primula polyanthus 'Victoriana Gold Lace'
Polyanthus, Primrose
Primula Polyanthus Group
Polyanthus
Primula polyanthus Rumba Daffodil Mix
Rumba polyanthus
Primula veris
Cowslip, Herb Peter, Keyflower, Fairy cups, Palsywort, St Peter's wort
Primula veris 'Sunset Shades'
Canadian cowslip
Primula vulgaris
Common primrose, English primrose, Native primrose
Prunus laurocerasus 'Castlewellan'
Common laurel, Cherry laurel
Prunus laurocerasus 'Ivory'
Common laurel, Cherry laurel
Prunus laurocerasus 'Novita'
Common laurel, Cherry laurel