Plants for a Seaside Garden

Plants in coastal gardens often face their own set of challenges. One day they can be buffeted by a salt-laden wind and the next baked by a hot seaside sun. Some however (like the ones listed below) will take everything in their stride and thrive.

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'

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Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'

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Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Red King'

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Lonicera periclymenum 'Rhubarb and Custard' ®

£34.79

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Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging

£49.99 - £169.98

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Ligustrum ovalifolium

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Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'

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Lonicera japonica 'Halliana'

£14.99 - £24.79

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Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging

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Lonicera × heckrottii 'Gold Flame'

£27.99

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Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'

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Lonicera periclymenum 'Strawberries and Cream' ®

£34.79

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Lonicera japonica 'Hall's Prolific'

£29.99

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Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'

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Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'

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Lonicera japonica 'Dart's World'

£27.99

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Hedera helix 'Glacier'

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Hedera helix 'Goldchild'

£27.99

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Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica'

£25.79

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Lonicera sempervirens

£29.99

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