Coastal Planting

A quick guide to coastal planting of hedges, trees and plants.

We are located less than 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean, tucked close in to the cliffs and sheltered from some of the worst winds.

 Such close proximity to the sea brings its own challenges, however this picture of yucca with roses and tamarisk gives an idea of what can be grown.

A good website to visit on coastal planting is www.CoastalGardens.co.uk and for expert assistance on the subject, contact www.CoastalGardeners.co.uk.

Most of our properties we maintain are within 5 miles of the coast, with many of them placed on the exposed cliffs open to the prevailing southwesterly winds .

A must for any exposed situation is to provide shelter, and the following lists (though by no means extensive), are a guide to what will survive and flourish on the coast.

A good book to read on this is the Seaside Gardener by Richard Mortimer

(available by clicking on the underlined heading)

Shelter Hedges:

These are suitable for very exposed gardens:

Eleagnus macrophylla                                                 

Griselinia Littoralis                                  Escallonia 'Crimson Spire'

Hippophae Rhamnoides "Sea Buckthorn"     Escallonia x Iveyi

Olearia Macrodonta                                Escallonia Macrantha

Olearia Solandri                                      Berberis x Stenophylla

Olearia Traversii                                     Berberis Thunbergii

for more shelter hedges please forward to the next page....