Comments on: Coastal Gardening – Wind

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:57:40 +0000

Hi Shelley,
We don’t really have a problem with sunburnt plants here in Wales but I would advise leaving it and seeing how it recovers.

Al.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:20:13 +0000

Hello,

I live in Perth, Australia and have a Cordyline – purple sensation which got burnt this summer by the sun while I was away on holiday for a week when it also didn’t get watered. It now looks like it has died but a bit of it might still be alive. Could you advise me what the best way to handle this it – should I trim the dead leaves back and hope it re-shoots?

Thanks

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By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:09:03 +0000

Gregor… It won’t be easy, but persistence will get you there. As far as a specimen tree goes then I think your best bet will be one of the tough pines. I doubt that you’ll get it to grow straight but at least it should be able to survive the wind and salt spray. We also have quite a bit of success with the Cordylines here. I’m not sure how well they’ll do further North, but I have seen them growing on the Scottish islands quite well and once again they do well in the wind and the salt and will even grow vertically!

As far as hedging goes then the first thing I’d recommend is getting friendly with some other local gardeners and getting as many cuttings as you can from them. At least then if they don’t take and don’t survive in your harsh conditions then at least it won’t have cost you anything. That way you can feel free to experiment. The old favourites such as Escallonia and Griselina should do well.

We’ve just ordered some Goji Berry bushes to see how well they put up with the wind and sandy soil.

Good luck.
Al.

By: Gregor Mackenzie

Gregor Mackenzie — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:37:20 +0000

I live in the far north of Scotland (John O Groats).

My House is very coastal, i.e. the spray from the sea sometimes hits my windows and the salt then prevents me seeing from them.

I would still very much like to have a nice garden.

I am keen to plant some hedging for privacy and tree for a memorial.

Could you help me by giving some suggestions?

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By: A Simple Life of Luxury » Extreme Coastal Gardening

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