4. Feature plants (windy rural)
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. Bamboo, grasses and ferns are also eye-catching.
Plants (275)
Abies cephalonica 'Meyer's Dwarf'
Greek fir, Grecian fir, Kukunaria
Abies concolor 'Compacta'
Colorado fir, White fir, Colorado white fir, Rocky Mountain white fir
Abies koreana
Korean fir
Abies koreana 'Brevifolia'
Korean fir
Abies koreana 'Cis'
Korean fir
Abies koreana 'Flava'
Korean fir
Abies koreana 'Silberlocke'
Korean fir
Abies lasiocarpa 'Compacta'
Subalpine fir, Alpine fir, White fir, Balsam fir, Rocky mountain fir
Abies nordmanniana 'Golden Spreader'
Caucasian fir, Nordmann's fir, Christmas tree
Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojan 'Compacta'
Trojan fir, Bornmueller fir
Arbutus x reyorum 'Marina'
Strawberry tree
Aucuba japonica 'Sulphurea Marginata'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica Pepper Pot = 'Shilpot'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Berberis valdiviana
Valdivia barberry
Buxus sempervirens 'Aurea Pendula'
Box, Common boxwood, American boxwood
Calocedrus decurrens 'Berimma Gold'
Golden incense cedar
Carex pendula
Weeping sedge, Great drooping sedge, Pendulous sedge
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'
Blue weeping atlas cedar
Cedrus deodara 'Feelin' Blue'
Deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar, Indian cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Chilworth Silver'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Columnaris'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Croftway'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwood's Gold'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwoodii'
Ellwood's lawson cypress, Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Emerald Spire'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Erecta Filiformis'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Fletcheri'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Grayswood Feather'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Green Globe'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Little Spire'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Aurea'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Nana Albospica'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Pelt's Blue'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Pygmy'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Silver Threads'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Snow White'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Winston Churchill'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Witzeliana'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood's Pillar = 'Flolar'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii'
Cripp's Hinoki cypress, Hinoki cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Kamarachiba'
Hinoki cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard'
Sawara cypress, Japanese false cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'
Sawara cypress, Japanese false cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aureovariegata'
Sawara cypress, Japanese false cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Juniperoides'
Sawara cypress, Japanese false cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa Sulphurea'
Sawara cypress, Japanese false cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold'
Sawara cypress, Japanese false cypress
Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Andelyensis'
White cypress, Coast white cedar, White cedar