In article 26e78d18-c7b5-4306-bfc0-1067d9ea3414
@n39g2000yqh.googlegroups.com, says...

On Dec 31 2011, 2:36*pm, "AL_n" wrote:
I am a bit concerned about the wind; I live in a spot that can get
very windy indeed quite frequently, especially in winter.

If it's that windy, you want to be thinking about fixing up some
windbreaks.
You will never get stuff to grow without.

In this very windy seaside garden, I find the best windbreaks are small-
leaf, dense-leaf and narrow-leaf plants grown close together, (many New
Zealand natives qualify) or natives like hawthorn, pruned to dense mound
shapes. Planted as small as possible so the root has chance to develop
before it's called on to anchor a large sail.

Janet.