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)
Rosa Times Past = 'Harhilt'
Climbing tea rose
Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Bouquetta'
Perennial sage
Spiraea x cinerea 'Grefsheim'
Grefsheim spiraea
Syringa vulgaris
Common lilac
Abies koreana 'Kristallkugel'
Korean fir
Achillea 'Apricot Beauty'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Bloodstone'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'McVities'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Colorado'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Acorus calamus 'Argenteostriatus'
Sweet flag, Myrtle flag, Flagroot
Ajuga pyramidalis
Pyramidal bugle, Northern bugle, Upright bugleweed, Spinach ajuga
Ajuga reptans 'Arctic Fox'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Golden Beauty'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'John Pierpoint'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Julia'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Purple Torch'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Anemone blanda 'Radar'
Grecian windflower, Greek anemone
Aquilegia 'Dwarf Fairyland'
Columbine, Granny's bonnet
Aquilegia 'Swan Blue and White'
Columbine
Aquilegia 'Swan White'
Columbine
Aquilegia 'Swan Yellow'
Columbine, Swan columbine
Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila
Fan columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Adelaide Addison'
Common columbine, Granny's bonnet
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Clementine Red'
Columbine, Clementine columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Winky Pink-White'
Columbine, Clementine columbine
Arabis blepharophylla
Fringed Leaf Rock Cress
Arabis blepharophylla 'Rote Sensation'
Fringed Leaf Rock Cress
Armeria pseudarmeria 'Ballerina Purple'
False thrift, Estoril thrift
Aster 'Ringdove'
Heath aster, Frost weed aster
Aster alpinus 'Pinkie'
Alpine aster, Blue alpine daisy
Aster amellus 'Blue King'
Italian star-wort, Perennial aster, European Michaelmas daisy, Italian aster
Aster amellus 'Kobold'
Italian star-wort, Perennial aster, European Michaelmas daisy, Italian aster
Aster cordifolius 'Ideal'
Blue wood aster, Bee weed, Heart-leaf aster
Aster ericoides 'Brimstone'
White Heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster ericoides 'Erlkonig'
White heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster ericoides 'Golden Spray'
White heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster ericoides 'Pink Cloud'
White heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster ericoides 'White Heather'
White heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster lateriflorus 'Delight'
Calico aster, Starved aster, Farewell summer
Aster lateriflorus 'Lovely'
Calico aster, Starved aster, Farewell summer
Aster novae-angliae 'Rosa Sieger'
New England aster, Michaelmas aster
Aster novi-belgii 'Crimson Brocade'
New York aster, Michaelmas daisy
Aster novi-belgii 'Dusky Maid'
New York aster, Michaelmas daisy
Aster novi-belgii 'Peter Chiswell'
New York aster, Michaelmas daisy
Aster subspicatus
Leafy bract aster, Douglas aster
Aster tongolensis 'Napsbury'
East Indies aster
Astilbe 'Beauty of Lisse'
False goatsbeard, False bucksbear, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Ellie'
False goatsbeard, False bucksbear, False spiraea