The Beth Chatto Handbook- seaside gardens

The Beth Chatto Handbook- seaside gardens

The Beth Chatto Handbook- seaside gardens

Plants for Seaside Gardens


Provided some thought is given to shelter from the worst winds, and the soil has been suitably prepared, i.e. humus has been added to dry sandy soil, or grit and humus have been added to lighten very heavy soil, the following plants should prove reliable.

-Beth Chatto


The following plants are suitable for a seaside garden:


AchilleaIris
AgapanthusKniphofia
AlliumLibertia
AlstroemeriaLimonium
AnemoneLinaria
AnthemisLychnis flos-jovis
AnthericumMelissa
ArmeriaMimulus
ArtemisiaMorina
Atriplex halimusNerine
BergeniaOenothera
Campanula (low growing)            Origanum
CatananchePenstemon
CentaureaPhysostegia
CrambePotentilla
CrocosmiaPulsatilla
DianthusRuta
DieramaSalvia (low growing)   
EchinopsSantolina
ErigeronScabiosa
ErodiumSedum
EryngiumSisyrinchium
EuphorbiaStachys
Filipendula hexapetalaStokesia
GeraniumTritonia
GypsophilaVeronica
HesperanthaZantedeschia
Heuchera 


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