Plants suitable for challenging environments (wind, extreme temperatue changes)

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Plant name Type Reasons for suitability Helleborus Herbaceous evergreen perennial  flowering plants It flowers in christmas time Hardy plant Frost resistant Acanthus spinosus spinosa Herbaceous No serious  insect or disease problems. Hardy plant Pothinia - Red robbin Evergreen shrub Hardy plant Tolerant to winter Leaves turn red in winter Attractive Tolerates full shade Somewhat drought tolerant once established Viburnum Evergreen shrub Evergreen Easy maintenance Hardy Scently flower Ecucalyptus tree Evergreen tree Hardy Colourful bark Italian alder Decidious tree Hardy tree for exposed areas Atracts bird life Garlic Vegetable Stands low temperatures during the winter Artichokes Perennial thistle Winter hardy They can be grown almost everywhere Can survive between 90-100 days of frost over the year

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Plants for window boxes - hanging baskets suitable for a shop front display

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Plant name Type Reasons for suitability Primula Flowering herbaceous plant Colourful Aesthetics It flowers during spring Petunia Flowering plant Colourful Aesthetics It flowers during spring Vinca minor Evergreen trailing It covers the bottom part of the baskets Colourful during spring until mid summer Ornamental cabbage  Ornamental vegetable Evergreen Colours Compact. It fills the space Alpine strawbery Herb Small Colourful Flowers and berries Covers the spaces

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Plants for a shelterbelt enclosing a big site

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Plant name Type Reasons for suitability Griselinia littoralis Evergreen hedging shrub Hardy plant suitable for an expose site Evergreen Lets part of the wind go through without blocking it, what would create turbulences Olearia traversii Evergeen hedging shrub Fast growing Coastal tree Stands exposure to the sea salt Austrian pine Coniferous evergreen tree Hard tree that can grow up to 20 - 55 meters It is flexible so it will not block the wind but will protect from it

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