List Updated On: 11/04/2026
At present we have, 29 Plants Suitable for Windbreaks and Hedges.
Recent additions and changes marked with an *.
Plants in stock but not yet ready for sale have their names in grey.
Cultural Preference symbols:
Aspect - π FullSun π Partial Shade π Full Shade
Soil - π΅ Well Drained π Moist Well Drained (Ordinary)
π¦ Moist π Humus Rich π Calcifuge
π Good for bees or butterflies π Scented flowers or foliage
π RHS Award of Garden Merit
β A good Cut Flower π¦ Less palatable to deer and rabbits
Salt wind tolerance -
     π¨ Good coastal plant
     π¨π¨ Very tough coastal plant, rarely burns, recovers quickly after storms
     π¨π¨π¨ Extremely tough coastal plant, far hardier than you probably need.
HZ (_) is Cold hardiness: 8 or lower for the East Coast, 9 or lower for the West.
_______________________________________________________________________________________Berberis x ottawensis f. purpurea *
| (Berberidaceae) Deciduous spiny stemmed upright growing stems with rich purple round leaves colouring red in autumn. small soft yellow flowers in early spring, small purple-black berries in late summer/autumn. deciduous shrub. β1.5m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (3) π π π π¦ π¨
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| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
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Buddleja 'Lochinch' *
| 'Butterfly bush' (Scrophulariaceae) A Buddleja fallowiana & davidii hybrid that originated in Wigtownshire in the 1950s it has attractive grey foliage, white young growth & lilac-blue highly scented cones of flowers from mid to late summer. shrub. β2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (5) π π΅ π π π¦ π π¨
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| Shrub 3L |
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Buddleja globosa 'Cally Orange' *
| 'Orange ball tree' (Scrophulariaceae) Vigorous large shrub with fragrant balls of orange-yellow flowers in early summer, this form has larger richer-coloured flowers than the typically encountered form. Unlike Buddleja davidii it dislikes heavy pruning. Rounded evergreen shrub. β3m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (7) π π΅π π π π¦ π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
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Escallonia 'Iveyi' *
| (Escalloniaceae) Named for the gardener who first discovered this plant as a seedling at Caerhays in Cornwall. It is an evergreen shrub of uncommon quality. Dark glossy green leaves & white flowers are arranged in pyramidal panicles at the end of branches in late summer. β3m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π π π π¨
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| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
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Escallonia 'Pride of Donard' *
| (Escalloniaceae) Showy cultivar with rounded leaf and lots of slightly two-toned cherry red flowers from early June, slightly earlier than most varieties. With regular clipping makes a great hedge. shrub. β2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π π π π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
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Escallonia laevis Pink Elle *
| (Escalloniaceae) From Brittany a new compact, smaller growing form of the popular coastal evergreen Chilean shrub. Masses of showy big mid pink blunt cones of flowers all summer and repeat flowering in autumn. Great for big tubs or low hedges. Bushy evergreen shrub. β1.2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π π π¨PBR
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| Shrub 3L - £10.50 |
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Escallonia rubra 'Crimson Spire' *
| (Escalloniaceae) Probably the best & toughest Escallonia variety for hedging by the sea. As the name suggests, redder flowers and a more upright growth habit than the normal E. rubra var. macrantha, but equally vigorous. Upright evergreen shrub. β3m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π π π π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
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Fuchsia 'Hawkshead' *
| (Onagraceae) This excellent large hardy Fuchsia has matt deep green leaves and flowers with green tipped white sepals and a palest pink corolla. Bushy deciduous shrub. β1.5m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (7) ππ π π π π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L |
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Fuchsia magellanica 'Arauco' *
 | (Onagraceae) Bushy hardy Fuchsia with small leaves and masses of slender white and violet flowers all summer. Compact deciduous shrub. β1.2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (7) ππ ππ π
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| Shrub 3L |
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Fuchsia magellanica 'Lady Bacon' *
| (Onagraceae) Smaller growing, very hardy deciduous Fuchsia with small leaves and striking slender flowers with a white calyx and a plumy pink corolla produced all summer. A really good plant & apparently hardier than plain old F. magellanica. Bushy deciduous shrub. β1.2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (7) ππ π π π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L |
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Griselinia littoralis 'Brodick Gold' *
| (Griseliniaceae) A variegated Griselinia, with a large pale cream splash in the middle of the leaf & an apple-green margin. Large evergreen shrub much used in West Coast gardens. evergreen shrub. β3m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π π¨
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| Shrub 2L - £9.50 |
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Griselinia littoralis 'Redge' *
| 'Papauma' / 'Kapuka' (Griseliniaceae) A new Dutch bred form of this popular New Zealand hedging plant, it is selected to be naturally bushier, so should form a compact hedge quicker with smaller leaves than our normal form. Bushy evergreen shrub. β3m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) πππ π΅π β π¨PBR
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| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
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Hebe John Collier *
| (Plantaginaceae) Vigorous very salt tolerant Hebe with rounded leaves & short open spikes of pink flowers in mid summer. We originally got this H. eliptica hybrid of unknown origin from the late John Collier a customer & Hebe enthusiast from Lewis. A good coastal hedging β2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅ π π¨π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L |
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Hebe stenophylla 'White Lady' *
| Syn. H. parviflora var. angustifolia 'W.L.' (Plantaginaceae) A very good large shrub with attractive very narrow leaves that will reliably put on a good show in mid-late summer of hundreds of neat tight narrow spears of white flowers. Can be used in mixed coastal hedges. Upright evergreen shrub. β2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅π π π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
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Olearia arborescens
| (Asteraceae) An excellent shrub for coastal situations. The foliage is similar to O. macrodonta, though not as rigid & with hardly any toothing. The sweetly fragrant flowers make a mass of white in late spring & early summer, among the first Kiwi species to flower. Up β2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π΅π π π π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
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Olearia cheesemanii
| Syn. O. rani hort. (Asteraceae) It would be too hard to find another plant that could reliably cover so much of it's self in flower. In early summer umbels of white daisies smother the plant. Narrow elliptic lanceolate slightly glossy green evergreen leaves. Broad evergreen shrub. β2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅ π π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
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Olearia lineata 'Dartonii'
| Syn. O. virgata var. l. 'D.' (Asteraceae) Slender erect branches & very narrow pale pea green leaves, inconspicuous sweet smelling flowers in mid summer. Looks a bit like an upright evergreen willow, grows very rapidly & highly adaptable. Excellent for quick coastal shelter planting. Upright ever β4m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅π π π¨π¨π¨
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| Shrub 1L |
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Olearia solandri *
| (Asteraceae) Compact small-leaved shrub with greenish-yellow shoots, white star-like flowers in autumn. Gives off a lovely atmosphere of marzipan scent when in flower & on cold winter days. From exposed coastal scrub in New Zealand. Rounded evergreen shrub. β2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅π π π π¨π¨
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| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
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Olearia traversiorum *
| 'Chatham Island ake ake' (Asteraceae) One of the most wind tolerant trees or large shrubs on the planet. Rounded shiny green opposite leaves which are silver-white beneath. Fast growing, clips into a large hedge & can be grown in pure sand! Upright evergreen shrub. βTo 6m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (9) π π΅ π π¨π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
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Olearia traversiorum'Tweedledum' *
| (Asteraceae) A variegated form of one of the most wind tolerant trees or large shrubs on the planet. Rounded shiny green opposite leaves with a gold splash in the centre & silver-white underneath, which flutter aspen-like in the breeze. Upright evergreen shrub. β4m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (9) π π΅ π π¨π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
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Olearia x mollis 'Zennorensis'
| (Asteraceae) One of the best large evergreen foliage plants, stiff long narrow leaves (from O. lacunosa) grey-green above, buff below with small blunt toothing (from O. illicifolia). Zennor was the garden of W. Arnold-Forster near Lands End. Rounded evergreen shrub. β2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π΅π π π π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L - £11.00 |
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Olearia x scilloniensis *
| (Asteraceae) One of the best flowering of the genus, a vigorous plant with an upright habit, masses of white flowers in late spring. Use as a spectacular quick hedge in milder, moderately sheltered sites. Upright evergreen shrub. β2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π΅π π π π¨
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| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
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Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius *
| (Asteraceae) Grey-felted branches green leaves, flowers white, crimson in bud produced in summer. A quick growing upright shrub hailing from wet sub-alpine heaths in SE Australia & Tasmanian but is adaptable to soil drainage & performs very well by the sea. Upright ev β2.5m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅ππ¦π π π¦ π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
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Photinia x fraseri 'Carrι Rouge'
| Syn. P. 'Mandarino' (Rosaceae) A compact evergreen with glossy dark green leaves, these are brilliant red when young. White flowers in early summer. Popular plant for urban hedges due to it's polution and road salt tolerance, on the West Coast it likes a warmer posistion. Bushy evergre β2.5m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (7) π π΅π π¨
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| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Elizabeth' *
| 'k?h?h?' (Pittosporaceae) Bushy small evergreen tree, often clipped into a shrub. pale green and cream variegated foliage with a pink margin and flushing pinke all over in winter. Small scented maroon flowers hidden in the leaf axils in late spring and early summer. Large evergree β3m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) πππ ππ π π
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| Shrub 1L - £6.00 |
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Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood' *
| Syn. Dasiphora f. (Rosaceae) Very tough deciduous shrub with masses of pure white flowers from May to September. Larger growing than most forms of shrubby Potentilla. Bushy deciduous shrub. β1.2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (3) π ππ¦π π π¦ π π¨π¨
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| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
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Tasmannia lanceolata male *
| Syn. Drimys l. 'Tasmanian pepper bush' (Winteraceae) Evergreen shrub or small tree with dark foliage & red stems. These are male plants which are required to pollinate a female for berries. The exceedingly numerous flowers of the male are more attractive due to their pale yellow stamens. Bushy evergreen shr β2.5m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (8) πππ πππ π π¦ π¨
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| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
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Weigela 'Florida Variegata' *
| (Caprifoliaceae) Popular deciduous variegated shrub, cream and pale green foliage accompanied by pale pink tubular flowers in early summer. Easy and hardy. Upright deciduous shrub. β2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (5) ππ π π¦ π π¨
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| Shrub 2L |
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Weigela 'Victoria' *
 | (Caprifoliaceae) Masses of purple-pink tubular flowers in clusters in late spring & early summer amongst bronze flushed foliage. Bushy deciduous shrub. β1.2m
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Cultural preferences: HZ (5) ππ π π¦ π¨
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| Shrub 1L DEEP |
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