Plants for Windy Gardens
Choose a more resilient framework for an exposed garden. Explore selected hedging, evergreen shrubs, grasses and rowan trees, matching each plant to your soil and level of exposure.

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Armeria 'Armada Pink' (9cm)
Armeria 'Armada Pink,' commonly referred to as Sea Thrift, is a charming perennial that flourishes in coastal landscapes and rock gardens. Its comp...
View full detailsArmeria maritima 'Armada Rose' (9cm)
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Armeria also known as sea thrift due to it's ability to thrive by the coast and not affected by salty coastal air. It thrives in well drained sandy...
View full detailsBerberis darwinii 3 Litre
Berberis darwinii, or Darwin's Barberry, is a dense evergreen shrub with glossy, holly-like leaves and masses of vivid orange-yellow flowers in spr...
View full detailsCabbage Palm 'Charlie Boy' | Cordyline australis 'Charlie Boy' (3 Litre)
Cordyline australis 'Charlie Boy' is an evergreen architectural plant with bronze-burgundy leaves edged in bright pink. It makes a striking feature...
View full detailsCordyline 'Torbay Dazzler' / 7.5 Ltr pot
Cordyline ‘Torbay Dazzler’ gives a garden an architectural accent with long green leaves striped creamy white. Its evergreen crown works well in sh...
View full detailsCordyline australis 'Red Star' (P17)
Cordyline australis 'Red Star' is a striking evergreen plant highly esteemed for its bold and vibrant foliage. This variety showcases long, sword-s...
View full detailsEryngium × zabelii 'Neptune's Gold' 3 Litre
Eryngium × zabelii 'Neptune's Gold' is a distinctive sea holly with bright golden young foliage and spiky blue flower heads surrounded by pale gold...
View full detailsEscallonia 'Iveyi' 3 Litre
Escallonia 'Iveyi' is a vigorous evergreen shrub with glossy dark green foliage and generous clusters of white tubular flowers through summer. It m...
View full detailsEscallonia laevis 'Pink Elle' 10 Litre
Escallonia laevis 'Pink Elle' is a compact evergreen shrub with glossy dark green foliage and generous clusters of rich pink flowers. Its rounded h...
View full detailsEscallonia macrantha 3 Litre
Escallonia macrantha is a vigorous evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves and clusters of vivid pink to crimson tubular flowers. Its dense growth...
View full detailsEuonymus japonica Eldorado (2 litre)
Euonymus japonicus 'Eldorado' is an attractive evergreen shrub with notably elegant variegated foliage. The leaves are characterized by a bright ye...
View full detailsEuonymus japponica 'Paloma Blanca' (2 Litre)
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Euonymus japonicus 'Paloma Blanca' is a distinguished member of the Euonymus family, known for its eye-catching, bright white new growth that matur...
View full detailsFestuca glauca 'AmiGold'
Festuca glauca 'AmiGold' is a beautiful ornamental grass with striking golden-yellow foliage. It is a compact variety of the blue fescue grass and ...
View full detailsFestuca Glauca 'Intense Blue' Pot (5 Litre)
Festuca Glauca 'Intense Blue' is a striking ornamental grass known for its vibrant blue foliage and compact growth habit. This perennial grass adds...
View full detailsGolden Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum- 2 Litre 30-40cm
Golden Privet. This vigorous, oval leaf golden privet makes a crisp, pollution-tolerant hedge for an urban or surburban site. The small, oval, brig...
View full detailsGriselinia littoralis 'Variegata'
Griselinia littoralis 'Variegata' is a fast-growing evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves edged and splashed with creamy white. It forms a dense...
View full detailsGriselinia Littoralis (60-80cm | 2 Litre)
Griselinia Littoralis, commonly known as New Zealand broadleaf, is an excellent choice for garden enthusiasts seeking an attractive and v...
View full detailsHedera helix 'Yellow Ripple' ivy
Hedera helix 'Yellow Ripple' is an attractive and versatile evergreen ivy known for its distinctive, lobed leaves with bright yellow margins and da...
View full detailsHedera Helix Goldchild Ivy
Goldchild is a medium-sized evergreen climber with light green young leaves broadly margined with bright yellow; the older leaves grey-green edged ...
View full detailsHedera helix Golden Kolibri 2 Litre
Hedera hel. Golden Kolibri is a variegated ivy that is quite vigorous and can grow up to 10-12 feet in height and spread. it is self clinging. ...
View full detailsHedera Mix (Single Cane | 2 Litre)
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Hedera Mix is a delightful assortment of various ivy species, combining different colors, leaf shapes, and growth patterns in one charmin...
View full detailsHolly 'Alaska' | Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska'
Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska' is a compact evergreen holly with glossy, dark green spiny leaves and a naturally dense habit. Small white spring flowers ...
View full detailsHolly 'Silver Queen' | Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen'
Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen' is a handsome evergreen holly with glossy dark green leaves edged in creamy white. Despite its name, this is a male ...
View full detailsIlex crenata 'Golden Gem' (2 Litre)
Ilex crenata 'Golden Gem' is a delightful cultivar of the Japanese Holly family, distinguished by its small, golden-yellow leaves. Unlike many othe...
View full detailsCreate shelter and plant for exposure
Wind can dry leaves and roots and make establishment harder. Consider a wind-filtering hedge using suitable privet, Griselinia, Escallonia or Japanese spindle, with Olearia offering another evergreen option. Rowan trees provide choices where their eventual size fits, while Festuca adds low foliage movement in suitable free-draining ground. Wind tolerance varies with variety, location and winter conditions, so exposed inland gardens and salty seafront sites need different choices. Start with shelter, secure young trees appropriately and keep new planting watered. Use the coastal collection where salt-laden winds are also a factor.
Notice prevailing wind direction, frost exposure and whether salt spray reaches the garden.
A suitable permeable hedge can provide shelter. Allow for the hedge’s mature width and pruning access.
Check staking and ties for young trees, and monitor moisture while roots become established.
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