Are you a windswept gardener who suffers from prevailing and random wind (in the garden I mean). Well here are some tips and plant selections to help make the most of your conditions. Your other suggestions would be welcome.

Initial Thoughts of the Windswept (move home)

• Screen a windy site with Trees and Shrubs then fill in with sturdy perennials.
• Think of wind breaks when locating garden furniture or planning a new hedge.
• Seaside gardens hint at some of the great garden features that you can incorporate into your windy garden.
• Drought or water shortage often goes with a windswept garden so select plants that are also drought tolerant.
• After planting give new additions some protection until they are established and water regularly until the roots grow. I put large pots, fleece barriers and even temporary trellis near new plants.

Selection of Trees

• Mountain Ash or Rowan trees grow in some inhospitable places.
• Conifers grow in high and windy space so try selected varieties of Spruce Picea that are targeted to get 60 feet high .
• Opt for some Creeping Juniper horzontalis that only grow 1-2′.
• Acer rubrum will turn red leaved in Autumn or Juniper virginiana will form an evergreen column.
• Tilia cordata has been recommended to me but I have never grown it.

Selection of Perennials

• Sea Holly Eryngium amethtstinium have sturdy stems that will stand up to anything.
• Echinops globe thistles also do well in windy conditions.
• Russian sage is a favorite addition to add fragrance to the garden before the scent gets blown away.
• Daylilies,  Flax,  some Daisies, Marguerites and Coreopsis are good for infil.
• Honeysuckle is the best climber for a wind spot.
• Low growing plants such as Thrift, Violets and Nasturtiums will complement Shirley Poppies but avoid Oriental Poppies.

Read more about Windbreaks and Trees Exposed to Wind

If all else fails build a Walled Garden.

Quick Wind Tips

• Stake your young trees and plants before they are blown out of shape.
• Check your greenhouse is safe from glass being blown out.
• Put loose equipment in a hut so it isn’t blown about.