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)
Astilbe 'Else Shluck'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Europa' (japonica hybrid)
Japanese astilbe
Astilbe 'Koblenz'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Koln'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Salland'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Straussenfeder' (thunbergii hybrid)
Thunberg's astilbe
Astilbe 'Zuster Theresa'
False goatsbeard, False bucksbear, False spiraea
Astilbe chinensis 'Intermezzo'
Chinese astilbe, False goatsbeard, False bucksbear, False spiraea
Astilbe chinensis 'Veronica Klose'
Chinese astilbe, False goatsbeard, False bucksbear, False spiraea
Astilbe japonica 'Catherine Gladstone'
False goatsbeard, False bucksbear, False spiraea
Astilbe simplicifolia 'White Sensation'
Star astilbe, Simple leaved astilbe
Astrantia 'Snow Star'
Masterwort
Aubrieta 'Blaumeise'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Blue Beauty'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Leichtlinii'
Rock rose
Aubrieta 'Somerford Lime'
Rock cress
Aucuba japonica 'Pepperspot'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica f. longifolia
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica f. longifolia 'Salicifolia'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Berberis aggregata
Gerald's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Red Rocket'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis x stenophylla 'Lemon Queen'
Rosemary barberry
Calluna vulgaris 'Anette'
Heather, Ling, Scots heather
Campanula glomerata 'Bellefleur Blue'
Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower
Campanula punctata
Spotted bellflower
Carex 'The Beatles'
Spring sedge, Sedge
Carex berggrenii
Dwarf sedge
Carex comans
New Zealand hairy sedge, Hair sedge, Green wig
Carex conica
Hime-Kan-Suge, Miniature sedge, Evergreen miniature sedge
Carex digitata
Fingered sedge
Carex muskingumensis 'Little Midge'
Palm branch sedge
Carex oshimensis 'Eversheen'
Japanese sedge grass, Oshima kan suge
Carex petriei
Dwarf brown New Zealand sedge
Carex testacea 'Old Gold'
Orange New Zealand sedge
Centaurea montana 'Joyce'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Gimbornii'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Lutea Nana'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Opaal'
Hinoki cypress
Clematis viticella 'Dark Eyes'
Purple clematis, Italian clematis
Cornus alba
Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Alleman's Compact'
Dogwood
Cotoneaster dielsianus
Diel's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster naoujanensis 'Berried Treasure'
Yunnan cotoneaster
Cyclamen coum 'Silver Leaf'
Silver leaf, Coumarin sowbread, Persian violet
Cytisus 'Burkwoodii'
Broom
Cytisus scoparius f. andreanus
Common broom, Scotch broom, Broom
Cytisus x kewensis
Kew broom, Broom
Cytisus x praecox 'Lilac Lady'
Broom, Warminster broom