Our gardening expert Dermot O'Neill mentioned 10 plants that will thrive in seaside gardens.

Many of them will like the milder air - here are the ones he mentioned: 

1 Agapanthus, Blue African lily

2 Arbutus unedo,  Strawberry tree

3 Acuba japonica

4 Buddleja davidii, the Butterfly bush.

5 Ceanothus

6 Crinodendron hookerianum, (Lantern tree)

7 Elaeagnus  x ebbingei 

8 Fuchsia magellanica

9 Hydrangea macrophylla

10 Lavatera Barnsley