i live on the sea front can anyone tell me what plants and bushes are best for this kind of weather.?

Answer 1

tamarix shrubs are very happy in saltry/windy/seaside environments. They are beautiful with 'feathery' small leaves on branches that turn pink in late summer. The tamarix is deciduous though, so maybe some miniature conifers planted nearby?

Answer 2

Gardening by the sea front can be a problem especially when plants have to tolerate both blown sand and salt-carrying gales. Establishment can be problem. Deciduous subjects should be planted in autumn while evergreens are best planted in spring. In free draining soils regular watering is essential as is an artificial windbreak, fences screen to protect plants in their first season.

The most important factor for success is to choose the right plants for the situation.

Try the following species ...

Arbutus unedo
Atriplex canescens
Buddleia 'Royal Red'
Buddleia globosa
Chaenomeles 'Nivalis'
Dianthus in variety
Escallonia 'Donard Radiance'
Fuchsia magellanica 'Gracilis'
Halimium libanotis
Hebe x franciscana 'Blue Gem'
Hydrangea 'White Wave'
Kniphofia in variety
Potentilla 'Red Ace'
Rosmarinus 'Miss Jessop's' variety
Senecio maritima
Spartium junceum
Tamarix tetrandra
Yucca filamentosa

Answer 3

Are you asking about weather conditions or salt tolerance? Those are two different things. You need to be more specific about your zone. There are beaches all over the country. Some general advise tho - go to some local plant stores and ask which plants are salt tolerant. Oleander and Sea grape are two I can think of that grow on the beaches here in Florida.

Answer 4

Rosa Rugosa & Daylilies!
http://www.daylilyresearch.org/coastalgardening.html

Here's an article about plants that are dominant to sea areas in North Carolina: Sea Oats, Sea Elder (Iva imbricata), a low shrub 2-3 feet in height. Similar to it in aspect is the sea kale (Cakile sp.), gray shrubby croton (Croton punctatus), Yucca, prostrate dune spurge (Euphorbia polygonifolia),salt wort (Salsola Kali), pigweed (Amaranthus pumilus) and the cocklebur (Xanthium echinatum), horseweed (Leptilon), spartina or salt grass (S. patens),seaside evening primrose (Oenothera humifusa),dune ground cherry (Physalis viscosa), western gaillardia (G. lanceolata), marsh morning glory (Ipomoea speciosa), glasswort or samphire (Salicornia sp.), sea ox-eye (Borrichia frutescens) a low shrub which spreads over extensive areas competing with the marsh grass. It has thickish leaves and heads like a small sunflower. An especially interesting plant is the sea lavender (Limonium) which has a branching flower stem arising from the water or mud, bearing small, delicate lavender blossoms scattered along the branches
http://uncpress.unc.edu/chapters/wells_natural.html

Rugosa roses offer flowers, fragrance, foliage color, easy care, hardiness, & disease resistance. Cold hardy in zones 2 to 7, & survives on poor, dry soils.
Here's some varieties of rugosa rose hybrids:
http://lancaster.unl.edu/hort/articles/2002/RosaRugosa.shtml

Rosa Rugosa is extremely salt tolerant and can grow well in pure sand, growing along both rocky and sandy shorelines:
http://www.hort.net/profile/ros/rosru/

Enjoy the slide show :) The first slide is Rosa Rugosa & there's also a beautiful wildflower picture:
http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/photos/cape_cod/pages/rosa%20rugosa.htm

Good Luck! Hope this is helpful.

Answer 5

Without knowing more about your latitude, it's hard to say. I live not far from the Pacific in Washington state, but I'd certainly never consider attempting to grow palms as is done in Los Angeles :-)

Your best bet is probably to speak with a nurseryman in your area; they should be able to tell you more about appropriate plants for your area.

Good luck!

Answer 6

certain rugosa roses are salt tolerant, a species rose, can't remember the name dog rose or cherokee rose, you can google roses. in fact this same rose I can't remember the name grows wild near and on some sand dunes. I wish I could remember it, you could google species roses.

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Answer 7

sea weed, its happy when the waves come splashing over the sea wall during the winter months

Answer 8

Well WHERE on the sea front?? It depends greatly on where your at... and the first guy seaweed?? huh?

Answer 9

sea buckthorn and cistus work well on the coast just depends were in the world you are.if its temperate where you are draceana and yucca's and plams

Answer 10

CAST IRON PLANTS. LOL

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