4. Feature plants (windy urban)
A single shrub or tree providing a focal point and year round interest. Plants have architectural qualities when they have a distinctive growth habit. Conifers with their clean narrow shape cope very well in windy conditions. Grasses and ferns are also eye-catching.
Plants (133)
Pinus sylvestris 'Moseri'
Scots pine
Platycladus orientalis 'Conspicua'
Chinese arbor-vitae, Oriental thuja
Rhododendron 'Loder's White'
Rhododendron 'Loderi King George'
Rhododendron Blue Diamond Group 'Blue Diamond'
Sasa palmata
Palmate bamboo
Sorghastrum nutans
Indian grass, Wood grass, Gold stem
Stipa barbata
Short bearded feather grass, Feather grass
Stipa pennata
European feather grass
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
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
Yucca aloifolia f. marginata
Aloe yucca
Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'
Adam's needle yucca, Spoonleaf yucca, Silkgrass, Adam's thread
Yucca flaccida 'Ivory'
Weak leaf yucca
Yucca gloriosa
Spanish dagger, Roman candle, Palm lily, Moundlily yucca, Soft tipped yucca
Yucca recurvifolia
Pendulous yucca, Curveleaf yucca
Yucca recurvifolia Banana Split = 'Monvil'
Pendulous yucca, Curveleaf yucca
Cortaderia selloana 'Rosea'
Sellow's pampas grass
Panicum virgatum 'Squaw'
Red switch grass
Aucuba japonica 'Pepperspot'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Gimbornii'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Lutea Nana'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Ilex crenata 'Fastigiata'
Slender box leaved holly, Japanese holly, Box leaved holly
Juniperus sabina 'Variegata'
Variegated common savin
Juniperus x pfitzeriana
Juniper, Pfitzer juniper
Nandina domestica Plum Passion = 'Monum'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo
Picea abies 'Pygmaea'
Norway spruce
Taxus baccata 'Elegantissima'
English yew, Common yew, Golden English yew
Tsuga canadensis 'Bennett'
Eastern hemlock, Canadian hemlock, Canada pitch