On Tue, 16 May 2006 16:54:47 +0200, "JennyC"
wrote:


"Paul" wrote in message
.. .
Hi

I have a garden which is now one year old, the north side of the rear
garden is bounded by a 6 foot high brick wall shaped like a hockey
stick i.e. with a curve. This and the gap between the house and the
start of the wall creates a wind tunnel effect which channels the
west/north west winds acrosss the top half of the garden.


Silly me planted Chamaecyparis which are all now nicely brown, the
plants at the other end (south) of the garden don't suffer this wind
and are quite happy and growing at a good rate.

Can anyone please suggest any wind tolerant plants for this part of
the garden, it would be nicce to look out of the kitchen window at a
nice shrubbery rather than a bare lawn and brick wall.
TIA
Paul

Plug the gap first maybe ? :~)

The BBC has a list of wind tolerant plants:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/module1/wind1.shtml

This might be of interest too:
http://www.intersites.co.uk/2808/

Jenny

Thanks for the suggestions, can't really plug the gap though :-(