1. Create a living windbreak (windy urban)
Whilst there are many plants that can withstand some wind, it can hinder a plant's ability to thrive. The first step is to create a living wind break to protect the rest of your garden against the effects of wind related damage.
Plants (317)
Amelanchier alnifolia 'Obelisk'
Alder leaved serviceberry
Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica 'Golden King'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Berberis darwinii
Darwin's barberry
Berberis linearifolia 'Orange King'
Narrow-leaved berberis
Berberis thunbergii 'Golden Rocket'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis x lologensis 'Mystery Fire'
Lologensis barberry
Berberis x media 'Red Jewel'
Median hybrid barberry
Berberis x stenophylla
Rosemary barberry
Cephalotaxus harringtonii 'Fastigiata'
Slender Japanese plum yew
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Geisha Girl'
Showy Chinese quince
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Fernspray Gold'
Golden fernspray cypress, Hinoki cypress
Cotoneaster 'Hybridus Pendulus'
Weeping cotoneaster
Cotoneaster franchetii
Franchett's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster lacteus
Parney cotoneaster, Red clusterberry
Elaeagnus pungens 'Maculata'
Oleaster, Thorny elaeagnus
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Gilt Edge'
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Limelight'
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Viveleg'
Hybrid oleaster
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Oval leaf privet, California privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Lemon and Lime'
Golden privet
Mahonia x media 'Winter Sun'
Hybrid barberry
Pyracantha 'Golden Charmer'
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Mohave'
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Orange Charmer'
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Orange Glow'
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Soleil d'Or'
Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea 'Red Column'
Firethorn, Buisson ardent, Scarlet firethorn
Rhododendron 'Gibraltar'
Knaphill azalea
Rhododendron 'Graziella'
Rhododendron 'Homebush'
Azalea 'Homebush'
Rhododendron 'Hotspur Red'
Knaphill azalea
Rhododendron 'Mary Helen' (Glenn Dale)
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron rex
King rhododendron
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Gerda'
Common elder, Black elder, Bourtree, European elder
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black Tower = 'Eiffel 1'
Black Elder, Common elder, European elder
Sambucus racemosa 'Sutherland Gold'
Red berried elder, Hart's elder, European red elder
Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem'
Tree spiraea, Golden tree spiraea
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'
Korean lilac, Meyer lilac
Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla 'Superba'
Hairy lilac, Daphne lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Spath'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Primrose'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
Common lilac
Ulex europaeus 'Flore Pleno'
Double flowered gorse