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)
Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo'
Bishop's wort, Betony
Stachys officinalis 'Saharan Pink'
Bishop's wort, Betony
Stipa barbata
Short bearded feather grass, Feather grass
Stipa pennata
European feather grass
Stipa tenuifolia
Slender leaved needle flower
Syringa 'Red Pixie'
Lilac
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple = 'Smsjbp7'
Lilac
Syringa Josee = 'Morjos060f'
Josee lilac, Lilac
Syringa josikaea
Hungarian lilac
Syringa pinnatifolia
Pinnate lilac, Lilac
Syringa protolaciniata 'Kabul'
Afghan lilac
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula 'Miss Kim'
Hairy lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Aurea'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Belle de Nancy'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Congo'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Firmament'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Hugo de Vries'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Antoine Buchner'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Maud Notcutt'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Michel Buchner'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Miss Ellen Willmott'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Mrs Edward Harding'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Victor Lemoine'
Common lilac
Syringa x chinensis
Rouen lilac, Chinese lilac, Rowan lilac
Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Esther Staley'
American lilac, Hyacinth flowered lilac
Syringa x josiflexa
Josiflexa lilac
Syringa x josiflexa 'Agnes Smith'
Josiflexa lilac
Syringa x josiflexa 'Bellicent'
Josiflexa lilac
Syringa x laciniata
Cut leaf lilac
Syringa x persica 'Alba'
Persian lilac, White Persian lilac, Lilac
Syringa x prestoniae 'Audrey'
Canadian hybrid lilac
Syringa x prestoniae 'Elinor'
Canadian hybrid lilac
Syringa x prestoniae 'Isabella'
Canadian hybrid lilac
Taxus baccata 'David'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Davie'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Icicle'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Summergold'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Washingtonii'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus cuspidata 'Nana'
Japanese yew
Thelypteris palustris
Marsh fern, Eastern marsh fern
Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup'
American arbor vitae, White cedar, Yellow cedar
Thuja occidentalis 'Lutea Nana'
American arbor vitae, White cedar, Yellow cedar
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
American arbor vitae, White cedar, Yellow cedar
Thymus 'Doone Valley'
Thyme
Thymus 'Silver Posie'
Thyme
Thymus 'Silver Queen'
Silver Thyme