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BarneyCBarneyC Posts: 13
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I have just bought a home that fronts onto the sea. Trouble is, I have no idea what will grow Here!! Looking for something simple that will grow continually in these conditions.

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    Which coast is it Barney, may be you will grow different plants if you are in Cornwall on the Atlantic coast as you would on the North sea coast.

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066

    Armeria maritima (sea thrift) is an obvious one but as I live in the Midlands I'm hardly the best to advise, I'm sure you will get lots of good advice from those who live on the coast.

    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • GardenmaidenGardenmaiden Posts: 1,126

    Silvery leaved plants so I've read are ones that cope well with seaside conditions like thrift, convolvulous (not sure if I spelt that right) lavender. Would also be a good idea to have a walk around your new neighbourhood to see what is growing in the gardens too.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,136

    Cistus x purpurea (rock rose) will flower non-stop throughout the summer forming a lovely mound of colour and it's perfectly happy in coastal conditions.

    http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/cistus--purpureus/classid.848/


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,136
    Charlie November wrote (see)

    Near Penzance, quite a lot. Near Cape Wrath, not so much.

    Fortunately, crocus have a filter for coastal gardens:

    Hmm. 2928 plants, including 2432 "flowering" plants, 3 "invasive" ones and 9 "non-invasive" ones. image

    "Special conditions: coastal" narrows it down to 102, and "evergreen" and "low maintenance" take it down to 14.

    http://crocus.co.uk/plants/_/vid.166/vid.4/vid.176/

    Not necessarily the definitive source of info or plants, but still a good place to start looking. Never had a problem with them.

     

    And that list includes Cistus x purpurea - hurrah image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • AirwavesAirwaves Posts: 82

    A good idea is to take a stroll and see what others are growing I am sure you will get many ideas!       

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,887

    I agree with Airwaves. and perhaps a nice way to meet the neighbours?

     

    Devon.
  • SalinoSalino Posts: 1,609

    I think you'll find our Barney is somewhere near Bridlington, E. Yorkshire...

    bit chilly up there today Barney...?

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