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)
Rhododendron vaseyi
Pinkshell azalea, Vasey's rhododendron
Rhododendron viscosum
Swamp azalea, Sticky azalea, Swamp honeysuckle
Ribes sanguineum
Flowering currant, Winter currant, California gooseberry
Ribes sanguineum 'Albescens'
Flowering currant, Winter currant, California gooseberry
Ribes sanguineum 'Brocklebankii'
Flowering currant, Winter currant, California gooseberry
Ribes sanguineum 'Elkington's White'
Flowering currant, Winter currant, California gooseberry
Ribes sanguineum 'Pulborough Scarlet'
Flowering currant, Winter currant, California gooseberry
Ribes sanguineum 'Tydeman's White'
Flowering currant, Winter currant, California gooseberry
Ribes sanguineum White Icicle = 'Ubric'
Flowering currant, Winter currant, California gooseberry
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Blue Sheen'
Black elder, Common elder, European elder
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Guincho Purple'
Purple leaved elder, Common elder, Black elder, Bourtree, European elder
Sambucus racemosa
Red berried elder, Hart's elder, European red elder
Sorbaria kirilowii
Tree false spiraea
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple = 'Smsjbp7'
Lilac
Syringa josikaea
Hungarian lilac
Syringa pinnatifolia
Pinnate lilac, 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 'Washingtonii'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus cuspidata 'Nana'
Japanese yew
Syringa vulgaris
Common lilac
Aucuba japonica 'Pepperspot'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica f. longifolia
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica f. longifolia 'Salicifolia'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba