These tough but beautiful options for coastal planting will thrive despite the ocean air and sandy soil.
Elevate an already-stunning ocean view by creating a showstoppingseasidegarden.
Daylily
Thriving just about anywhere you plant them,dayliliesmake a reliable choice for seaside gardens.
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Red-Hot Poker
Add some vertical interest to seaside gardens withred-hot poker.
It’s alsodrought-resistant, so it thrives in the sandy and salty soils around lakes and oceans.
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Gaillardia isgreat for cuttingandattracts scores of butterflies.
It has brightly colored flowers from summer to frost that almost guarantee that you’ll seebutterflies in your garden.
Both will fill your garden with scent.
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Lavender is an easy-care sandy soil plant that grows well along the beach.
Be sure to keep them well-watered.
Juniper
Enjoy color and texture all year in seaside gardens with evergreenjuniper.
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Happily, there’s a wide range of these easy-growing coastal shrubs.
It blooms in shades from white and magenta to yellow, orange, and red.
It also holds up well to drying winds, making it the perfect coastal plant.
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Though it is perennial in frost-free climates, it is usually grown as an annual.
Also calledornamental onions, these bulbs prefer very well-drained soil, so a sandy site is perfect for them.
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