Shrubs for a windy site

Can anyone suggest shrubs for a windy, exposed site?

 

There are loads, My favourite is the Choisya also one of the dogwoods (choice of about 200) should be great for stem colour in winter. They do like sunshine as well though.

 

Oh. And Coastal Banksia is great if you are beside the sea.

 

rydall:-
this is where i can help as i have been gardening now for over 5 years on on island in the outher hebrides which has winds of over 100 miles an hour for around a third of the year.
if you could tell me what soil you have then i could be more detailed than this.
anything which comes from New zealand will grow well i.e Hebe,olearia,cordyline to name a few if you check my previous posts you will see the garden which i done last year and how well it is coming on. i think i called it shrub garden challenge
all the best

 

Thanks for the reply guys. There are certainly a lot to choose from. We are not on the coast but get strong gusts when it blows.

I like Choisyas too Sarraceniac but I wasn't sure if they would be okay or not. But I will give them a try as you say. I already have Cornus elegantissima in the garden which has great stems and then beautiful variegated foliage.

Is Belle Etoile the small Philadelphus wiseoldowl? I have never grown it.

I will look out one of your old posts Barra. It must certainly be very windy at your place and cold too I expect in the winter or do you get the gulf stream that far north? Our soil in the area is very stoney. In fact it was rock but we imported a huge load of topsoil in from Nottingham which is generally clay and slightly acidic so we have a good neutral soil now. Are phormiums okay in the wind or will their leaves get burnt?

Certainly a lot of thinking to do guys so thanks once again.

Cheers,

Rydall

 

And it makes lousy fruit juice.

 

Thanks wiseoldowl. Beautiful picture.