boat garden

[OhDearNigel]

we live by the sea [http://www.vebra.com/rushwittwilson/property/24112796 in the left hand house]. i want to make a boat garden on the middle bit of the terraced bit. what sort of things could i plant in it on a nautical theme ?

this is the sort of look i want [https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=boat+garden&rlz=1C1AFAB_enGB470GB470&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vkkuUuycMo6qhAeyw4HoBQ&ved=0CDEQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=989#facrc=&imgdii=&imgrc=mBbz3CrUSIEInM%3A%3BZZ0g5flVAMy94M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffc02.deviantart.net%252Ffs18%252Ff%252F2007%252F171%252F1%252F4%252FBoat_Rock_Garden_by_petekane.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.deviantart.com%252Fmorelikethis%252F55954035%253Fview_mode%253D2%3B600%3B450 here]

[OhDearNigel]

in the left hand house the tree is no longer there

here

[BlueChampagne]

Sea holly? Little yellow poppies? Grasses?
How about Jarman's Dungeness garden for inspiration?

[OhDearNigel]

What fantastic inspiration ! Thankyou

[bigwellylittlewelly]

Thrift?

Take a look on the RHS website for ideas and you can also use their plant selector and select various themes.

We're doing something similar on a South facing exposed area of our garden