1. Create a living windbreak (windy rural)
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 (348)
Ilex aquifolium 'Laurifolia'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Pyramidalis Fructu Luteo'
Yellow fruited holly
Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Milkmaid'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Juniperus chinensis 'Expansa Aureospicata'
Chinese juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka'
Chinese juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Obelisk'
Chinese juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Plumosa Aurea'
Chinese juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Pyramidalis'
Chinese juniper
Juniperus communis
Common juniper
Juniperus communis 'Candelabriformis'
Common juniper
Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone'
Common juniper
Juniperus communis 'Hibernica'
Irish juniper, Common juniper
Juniperus pingii 'Hulsdonk Yellow'
Ping's juniper
Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'
Rocky Mountain juniper, Western red cedar
Juniperus squamata 'Meyeri'
Flaky juniper, Scaly leaved Nepal juniper
Juniperus virginiana 'Burkii'
Pencil cedar, Eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana 'Glauca'
Eastern red cedar, Pencil cedar, Red juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Blue and Gold'
Pfitzer juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Carbery Gold'
Pfitzer juniper
Laburnum anagyroides
Common laburnum, Golden rain
Laburnum anagyroides 'Autumnale'
Bean tree, Common laburnum, Golden rain
Laburnum x watereri 'Vossii'
Bean tree, Voss's laburnum, Golden chain tree, Waterer laburnum
Ligustrum 'Vicaryi'
Privet
Ligustrum delavayanum
Delavay's privet
Ligustrum ibota Musli = 'Muster'
Japanese ibota privet
Ligustrum japonicum
Japanese privet
Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum'
Japanese privet
Ligustrum lucidum 'Curly Wurly'
Chinese privet, Wax leaved privet, Glossy privet
Ligustrum lucidum 'Tricolor'
Chinese privet, Wax leaved privet, Glossy privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Argenteum'
Silver privet, Oval leaf privet, California privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
Golden privet, Oval leaf privet, California privet
Ligustrum quihoui
Chinese privet
Ligustrum undulatum 'Lemon Lime and Clippers'
Undulating privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Common privet
Ligustrum vulgare 'Atrovirens'
Common privet
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Baggesen's Gold'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Mahonia x media 'Buckland'
Hybrid barberry
Mahonia x media 'Lionel Fortescue'
Hybrid barberry
Malus florentina
Hawthorn leaved crab apple
Malus floribunda
Japanese crab apple
Malus ioensis
Prairie crab apple
Picea abies 'Acrocona'
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Inversa'
Drooping Norway spruce, Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea omorika 'Nana'
Dwarf Serbian spruce
Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'
Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Globosa'
Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'
Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens Glauca Group
Blue spruce