Shrubs which will withstand wind and salt

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I have �£100 to buy shrubs tomorrow for the garden above and a list of shrubs which my gardening books says will withstand wind and salt can anyone put them in the best order for survival/best chance of!!!
1. Buddleja davidi
2. ceanothus
3. mexican orange blossom(choisya ternata)
4. flowering dogwood(cornus nuttalli)
5. smoke bush(cotinus coggygria)
6. hawthorn(crataegus)
7. escallonia
8. hebe
9. mock orange(philadelpus)(syringa)
10. shrubby cinquefoil (potentilla fruticosa)
11. firethorn(pyracanth)
12. rosemary
13. spiraea argusta
14. elaeagnus pugens
15. oleria x haastii(daisy bush)
perennials
1. echinacea purpurea (purple cornflower)
2. limonium latifolium (sea lavender)
3. Phlox paniculata
4. robeckia cornflower
I am looking at getting some shrubs which will grow to around 2meters high and as wide as possible but which will look nice and bushy all year and also some smaller one which i can place at the front of the borders etc this is the easy bit i still have to make the borders and plant them any help would go a long way.
If anyone has a differnet shrub which they think might go well then feel free but remember come tomorrow afternoon i will be of to B and Q to get as many as i can I cant wait i love seeing all the shrubs looking and growing lovely its when you get them home they die on me!!!!!

 

1)Senecio Greyii [metre high] is a salt and wind tolerant species, its grown for foliage rather than flower, and can be used to act as a wind barrier, it will need trimmed annually or it grows rather straggly,,
2)Escalonia is a good all year round hedging type shrub which is evergreen and has pink flowers, easily trimmed, it will takes a ferw years to grow to 2 metres, if ever.
btw i think you should buy netlon type wind break fabric and pin it on to the fencing, at least on the windward side, otherwise you will probable waste a lot of money on trial and error gardening , also beware of rushing out and cutting out too many edges in the grass, as these can lead to weed infestation in the borders
I expect you have noted a shortage of trees etc on the windward side of the island, this is due to lack of shelter and extreme gales, so be aware that it will be easier to establish ground hugging plants like 3) heathers, which are more natural to the area, and can give all the year round colour, also there is no shortage of large boulders to make dramatic plantings feasable
also some alpines will grow in nooks and crannies of rock faces, and provide beautifull little surprises, which is all part of gardening
4)a hawthorn tree will probably grow slowly to about ten feet before it matures in this location, it will need to be staked tho, hawthorn is versatile and can be grown as a hedge, it is not evergreen tho.
Pyrocantha are tough and thorny, with great show of berries, often grown on a wall or fence rather than free standing as a bush
Remember the soil is usually thin and gravelly, so not best for roots to dig down into, so you will have to stake any trees.
I would also try a hardy Rhododenron, tho dont spend too much on them, they will need a sheltered site to establish,
i dont think budlea or cornus would be my choice for a garden on Barra, just a personal opinion.
The soil will be acid, so check this out when you buy the plants, it might help to buy a bag of compost to help plants to establish.
Hebe come in all shapes and sizes, from ground cover to small tree [if allowed to],mostly evergreen, with a short show of flowers
Don t be tempted to buy large plants becuse you think you are getting more for your money, you need to keep plants small in order to increase the chance of survival in the first year: the leaves will transpire in the wind, and lose moisture, while the roots are stuggling to find water, and this is why many plants die in their first year.

[ 17. April 2006, 07:45 AM: Message edited by: Lady Gardener ]