Coastal Gardens

Planting for Coastal Gardening and Exposed Sites

Plants, hedges and trees for coastal areas

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.

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  Coastal Gardening by Julian Slatcher , check on the books page for more information.

(available by clicking on the underlined heading)

Shelter Hedges:

( Please note that escallonias have had a hard time recently with various diseases , be sure to purchase a good, healthy plant, and do not replant where a diseased plant came out.)

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....

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