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Selecting plants which can handle strong winds and salt sprays will be key in the design of your seaside garden

Coastal Gardens can be places of beauty. However, gardening by the sea can be challenging. The proximity to the ocean or sea must be borne in mind when considering what to plant. Selecting plants which can handle strong winds and salt sprays will be key in the design of a seaside garden. Luckily, many beautiful plants and flowers, if carefully selected, will survive and even thrive, and help you design the perfect coastal landscape.

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Abronia latifolia (Yellow Sand Verbena)

A good choice for dune areas, Abronia latifolia (Yellow Sand Verbena) is a trailing perennial forming a succulent mat of fleshy, oval to rounded leaves. In late spring to late summer, showy snowballs packed with small, fragrant, bright golden flowers rise on sturdy stems in the leaf axils of the trailing stems. If given the proper conditions, it will flower most of the year.

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Acacia craspedocarpa (Leatherleaf Acacia)

Good-looking, tough and durable, Acacia craspedocarpa (Leatherleaf Acacia) is a dense, upright to rounded, evergreen shrub or small multiple trunk tree with alternate, oval, bluish-green, silver or gray-green leaves. The foliage is rough to the touch, like leather. Blooming profusely in spring and sporadically until fall, bright yellow, puff-like flowers with prominent stamens, strongly attract bees.

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Acacia farnesiana (Sweet Acacia)

Prized for its highly fragrant flowers, Acacia farnesiana (Sweet Acacia) is a semi-evergreen multi-trunked shrub or small tree with a naturally spreading, vaselike shape. Its zig-zag stems are fully armed with sharp thorns and clad with feathery, finely divided leaflets of a soft green color. Clouds of small, bright golden-yellow, puff-like flowers, 1/2 in. (1 cm), appear in clusters in late winter to early spring, then sporadically after each new flush of growth, providing a long-lasting floral display.

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Acca sellowiana (Pineapple Guava)

Prized for its foliage, flowers and fruit, Acca sellowiana (Pineapple Guava) is an evergreen shrub of rounded habit or small tree with handsome gray-green leaves, 1-3 in. long (2-7 cm), densely white-felted on the underside. Blooming in late spring to early summer, ravishing bicolor flowers, 1 in. across (2.5 cm), bloom singly or in clusters in the leaf axils.

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Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Paurotis Palm)

Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Paurotis Palm) is an attractive, clump-forming, multi-stemmed, evergreen palm with a slender trunk and stiff, fan-shaped leaves. The leaves, about 2 ft. across (60 cm), are light green above and slightly silver underneath. The foliage can be so lush, from the ground up, as to hide the trunk.

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Aeonium 'Blushing Beauty'

Among the loveliest of Aeoniums, award-winning 'Blushing Beauty' is a branched, upright succulent with tight rosettes of glossy, light green, spoon-shaped leaves, flushed with red round the edges. Adding incredible drama and interest to the garden or containers, this Aeonium produces pale yellow racemes of small, star-shaped flowers in spring on mature plants.

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Aeonium 'Jack Catlin'

Aeonium 'Jack Catlin' is an evergreen succulent perennial forming low clumps of showy rosettes, 6-8 in. wide (15-20 cm), of glossy, fleshy, brilliant burgundy-red leaves. They contrast beautifully with the bright apple green heart.

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Aeonium 'Sunburst'

Among the loveliest of Aeoniums, award-winning 'Sunburst' is an evergreen succulent with large variegated rosettes, 6-8 in. across (15-20 cm), of fleshy, spoon-shaped leaves. Held on long bare stems, the leaves are a delightful combination of creamy yellow and green stripes and are adorned with coppery red tips when exposed to the sun.

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Aeonium 'Velour'

Aeonium 'Velour' is an upright, evergreen, succulent perennial with branching stems adorned with showy rosettes of glossy, fleshy, dark chocolate to purple leaves. They contrast beautifully with the bright green heart.

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Aeonium 'Zwartkop'

A truly captivating Aeonium, award-winning 'Zwartkop' is an evergreen succulent with large rosettes, 6-8 in. across (15-20 cm), of glossy, fleshy, dark burgundy, pointed leaves. If grown in full sun, the foliage of this Aeonium turns almost black, adding incredible drama and interest to the garden or containers.

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Aeonium arboreum

Aeonium arboreum is an evergreen succulent with showy rosettes of shiny, fleshy, spoon-shaped, apple green leaves at the end of sausage-like branches. Attractive when not blooming, this Aeonium is particularly striking when it produces bright golden racemes of small, star-shaped flowers in late winter to early spring.

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Aeonium arboreum 'Atropurpureum'

Aeonium arboreum 'Atropurpureum' is an evergreen succulent with magnificent rosettes of glossy, fleshy, dark-purple leaves. If grown in full sun, the foliage of this Aeonium turns almost black, adding incredible drama and interest to the garden or containers.

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Aeonium canariense (Canary Island Aeonium)

Aeonium canariense is an impressive evergreen succulent with large velvety rosettes, 6-12 in. across (15-30 cm), of fleshy leaves. Fresh green when grown in part shade, the soft, fuzzy leaves become tinged with reddish pink when exposed to the sun.

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Aeonium decorum (Green Pinwheel)

Aeonium decorum (Green Pinwheel) is a bushy, rounded, well-branched, evergreen succulent perennial forming low clumps of small rosettes, 2 in. wide (5 cm). The fleshy, glossy pale green, reddish-tinted leaves display red edges. This Aeonium offsets readily, spreading over time to form a lovely ground cover.

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Aeonium haworthii 'Kiwi'

A very pretty Aeonium, award-winning 'Kiwi' is an evergreen succulent with small variegated rosettes, 3-5 in. across (7-12 cm), of fleshy, spoon-shaped leaves. Creamy-yellow in their center, the pointed leaves gradually change to soft green towards their edges, which are elegantly adorned with a rose-red ribbon when adequately exposed to the sun.

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