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)
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 'Prince Wolkonsky'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Victor Lemoine'
Common 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 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 'Dovastonii Aurea'
Westfelton yew, English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Icicle'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Standishii'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Washingtonii'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Aurea Group
Golden English yew, Common yew
Taxus x media 'Hicksii'
Hick's yew
Ilex aquifolium 'Madame Briot'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Sorbus ulleungensis 'Olympic Flame'
Japanese rowan, Chinese scarlet rowan
Syringa vulgaris
Common lilac
Abies koreana 'Luminetta'
Korean fir
Aucuba japonica f. longifolia
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica f. longifolia 'Salicifolia'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Dow's Gem'
Dow's cedar, Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
Hinoki cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Aurea'
Sawara cypress, Japanese false cypress
Cotoneaster dielsianus
Diel's cotoneaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Moonlight'
Hybrid oleaster
Ilex aquifolium 'Hascombensis'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Myrtifolia Aurea'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Alps'
Chinese juniper
Juniperus communis 'Schneverdingen Goldmachandel'
Common juniper
Juniperus communis 'Sentinel'
Common juniper
Juniperus scopulorum 'Gray Gleam'
Rocky Mountain juniper, Western red cedar
Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket'
Rocky Mountain juniper, Western red cedar
Juniperus x pfitzeriana
Juniper, Pfitzer juniper
Rhododendron 'Spek's Orange'
Azalea 'Spek's Orange', Mollis azalea
Rhododendron 'White Gold'
Rhododendron argyrophyllum subsp. nankingense 'Chinese Silver'
Silver leaved rhododendron
Rhododendron oreodoxa
Mountain glory rhododendron