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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Ilex verticillata 'Jingle Bells' / 2 Ltr pot
Winterberry, deciduous shrub, berried Please note, sold individually
Ilex × altaclerensis 'Golden King'
Ilex × altaclerensis 'Golden King' is a handsome evergreen holly with broad glossy green leaves edged in rich golden yellow. Despite its name it is...
View full detailsJapanese Barberry 'Admiration' | Berberis thunbergii 'Admiration' (2 Litre)
A compact deciduous shrub with red-orange leaves narrowly edged in gold. Its dense, rounded habit brings striking foliage colour to small borders a...
View full detailsJapanese Spindle 'Jean Hugues' | Euonymus japonicus 'Jean Hugues' (2 Litre)
Euonymus japonicus 'Jean Hugues' is a compact upright evergreen shrub with small, glossy dark green leaves and tidy dense growth. Its box-like appe...
View full detailsOlearia Haastii 2 Litre
Olearia haastii is a hardy, evergreen shrub known for its dense, bushy habit and clusters of daisy-like white flowers that bloom in late summer. Th...
View full detailsPhormium 'Evening Glow'
Phormium 'Evening Glow' is a striking evergreen New Zealand flax with arching sword-shaped leaves striped in shades of pink, red, bronze and purple...
View full detailsPhormium 'Yellow Wave'
Phormium 'Yellow Wave' is an evergreen, clump-forming New Zealand flax with arching leaves boldly striped in bright yellow and green. Its luminous ...
View full detailsSorbus Aucu. Sheerwater Seedling - 10Ltr
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Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling' is an Upright Mountain Ash tree ideal for creating plenty of interest in small spaces. Fluffy, white corymbs...
View full detailsSorbus aucuparia - Rowan
An attractive robust native tree, suitable for smaller gardens, Sorbus aucuparia produces masses of creamy white flowers in Spring through to early...
View full detailsSorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal - Red berried Rowan has all of the same features of Sorbus aucuparia but with brighter red berries and a more uprig...
View full detailsSorbus Commixta - Mountain Ash (10 Litre)
SORBUS Commixta - Mountain Ash SORBUS Commixta, commonly known as Mountain Ash, is a deciduous tree native to East Asia. It is highly valued for it...
View full detailsSorbus Joseph Rock (10 Litre)
Sorbus Joseph Rock is a stunning ornamental plant that adds beauty and elegance to any garden or landscape. Named after the renowned plant explorer...
View full detailsSorbus Vilmorinii Rowan Tree (10 Litre)
Sorbus vilmorinii is a lovely medium sized deciduous tree with a slender growth habit. It has creamy white flowers in late Spring and has clusters...
View full detailsVariegated Ivy 'Eva' | Hedera helix 'Eva' (13cm Pot, 30cm Tall)
A small-leaved evergreen ivy with grey-green centres and cream margins. It can trail from a container or climb a suitable support; the supplied hei...
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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