Garden Design 16: The Shoreline View | Vite Greenhouses
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The Shoreline View
A PERENNIAL GARDEN FOR THE SEASHORE
Transforming your barren coastal home landscape into a seaside oasis can be an impossible task to imagine undertaking. The constant challenges of poor sandy soil, shifting dunes, glaring sun, and strong winds, could be enough for many to throw in the trowel. Paying attention to the microclimates around your coastal nook can help you to create the perfect Shoreline View garden. The plants in this signature collection are adapted to survive in well-draining, droughty soils, but it is always wise to improve the soil with healthy topsoil and compost, as well as using additional drip irrigation while the plants are getting established. Mulching the garden with compost, seaweed, or other organic material will seal the soil against moisture loss and erosion and continue to improve your garden's bloom. The Shoreline View collection will especially benefit in a position sheltered from the wind, such as nearby a fence, wall, or hedgerow, or on the leeward side of a sand dune. A combination of smart garden techniques and sturdy Perennials that thrive in tough seaside conditions allows you to garden against all odds in the surf and spray of your coastal property.


a. Achillea 'Moonshine' (3)
Height 18-24", Spacing 12-18".
h. Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns' (3)
Height 18", Spacing 15-18".
b. Achillea 'Terra Cotta' (3)
Height 18-24", Spacing 18-24".
i. Hemerocallis 'My Melinda' (3)
Height 18", Spacing 15-18".
c. Aurinia 'Compacta' (3)
Height 8", Spacing 12-18".
j. Hemerocallis 'Tigerling' (3)
Height 19", Spacing 15-18".
d. Coreopsis 'Moonbeam' (3)
Height 18-24", Spacing 12-18".
k. Hemerocallis 'Pardon Me' (3)
Height 26", Spacing 15-18".
e. Euphorbia 'Kalipso' (3)
Height 18", Spacing 12-18".
l. Heuchera 'Ruby Bells' (3)
Height 16", Spacing 12-18".
f. Euphorbia 'Helena' (3)
Height 16-20", Spacing 15-18".
m. Knautia macedonica (3)
Height 24", Spacing 15-18".
g. Hemerocallis 'Small Gesture' (3)
Height 12", Spacing 15-18".
n. Kniphofia 'Flamenco' (3)
Height 32", Spacing 18-24".
This garden includes 45 plants of 14 cultivars. Substitutions of similar plants may be made if some varieties are not available.
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helpful hints
  • Drip irrigation is the best bet for watering your windy coastal garden.
  • Add compost and mulch to your seashore garden to improve moisture retintion and fertility in the soil.
  • Continue to remove spent Daylily blossoms as the summer progresses and you will have blooms all season long.
  • You might consider making a Zone 5 substitution such as Panicum 'Trailblazer' to replace the Zone 6 Kniphofia 'Flamenco'.
Credits: Etera Perennial Guide, Vol. 1, 1999

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