THE GARDEN CLUB OF
LONG BEACH ISLAND

President	       	Carolyn Gemake			609-361-1707 
Environment consultant	Mary Turner	    		609-494-2851 
Horticulture consultant	Marilyn Flagler			609-492-2798 
On-line Information     Jean Haddock			609-492-1330 
Jean Haddock also be e-mailed to 76770.3451@Compuserve.com

When preparing flower beds for planting, work in several inches of peat moss or other organic matter to help retain moisture in summer. Apply fertilizer.

The following plants are suitable for seashore plantings.

TREES

Plane-tree Maple	Red Cedar		London Plane
Service-berry           Sour Gum		Silver Poplar
Russian Olive		Colorado                Blue Spruce
Laurel Leaf Willow	American Holly		Japanese Black Pine	
Sassafras

SHRUBS
Chokeberry (Aronia)	 Heath (Erica)		  Seabuckthorn
Groundselbush (Baccharis)Beach Heather (Hudsonia) MemorialRose
Japanese Barberry	 Hydrangea	   	  Rugosa Rose
Heather (Calluna) 	 Shore Juniper		  Japanese Yew
Japanese Quince		 Creeping Juniper 	  Blueberry
Summersweet (Clethra)	 California Privet	  Arrowwood (Viburnum)
Scotch Broom (Cytissus)	 Bayberry		  Inkberry
Autumn Olive (Elaegnus)	 Beach Plum

ANNUALS
Centaurea		Annual Phlox		Nasturtium
Gallardia               Dwarf Marigold		Petunia
Lantana		        Cleome                  Portulaca
California Poppy	Geranium                Verbena

PERENNIALS
Golden Tuft (Alyssum)	 Chrysanthemum		Lythrum	Arabis
Dianthus		 Rudbeckia		Armeria		
Daylily			 Bearberry (Arctyostaphylos)   
Gaillardia               Santolina		Sedum			
Dusty Miller (Artemisia) Candytuft		Teucrium
New England Aster        Perennial Flax		Periwinkle
Lavender	         Bulbs		        Bearded Iris
Veronica		 Cerastium        	Yucca

VINES

Climbing Hydrangea	Chinese Fleecevine	Wisteria

Source:  Ocean County Extension Service   
Rutgers - The State University of NewJersey

PLANTS UNIQUE TO THE SEASHORE

EMERALD SEA SHORE JUNIPER is a spreading shrub that grows to a height of 1 foot. It spreads by lateral branching to form a dense ground cover. On dunes the foliage is pale green. It is an excellent shrub for landscaping and stabilizing sand dunes, for cover on sandy road banks, and for border plantings. Plants 2 fee apart provide complete cover in 2 to 3 years. It grows will in the same environment as the Japanese Black Pine, but has a better tolerance to shade.

BAYBERRY is a semi-evergreen shrub that grows to a height of about 7 feet. It is native to coastal sand dunes. White flowers appear in Many and large edible fruit in August or September. It grows in medium-fertility, slightly acid, loamy and sandy soils. It has fair shade tolerance and excellent drought tolerance. It is used for stabilizing sand dunes, beautification and its edible fruit.

BEACH PLUM is a deciduous shrub that grows to a height of about 7 feet. It is native to coastal sand dunes. White flowers appear in May and large edible fruit in August or September. Soil preferences and uses are the same as the Bayberry.

DUSTY MILLER is an ornamental plant used for stabilizing coastal dunes. It grows to a height of 1 to 2 feet and plants placed 2 feet apart will provide complete ground cover in 2 years. It spreads by rhizomes to form a loose cover. It has a furry-textured, grayish-white stems and leaves.

AMERICAN BEACH GRASS grows to a height of 3 to 4 feet. It spreads rapidly by underground stems to form erosion-resistant cover. It traps windblown sand to build dunes. Two varieties, CAPE and HATTERAS are commercially available. Planting clumps of grass 12 to 18 inches apart will provide cover in 1 to 2 years.

RUGOSA ROSE is sprawling shrub that grows to a height of 3 to 5 feet. It spreads by stout underground stems. Surface stems have sharp spines. Dark-green leaves turn bright orange in the fall. White, pink or purple flowers blossom most of the summer, and red fruit appears in the fall. It provides food and cover for songbirds.

Source: Conservation Plants for the Northeast
U.S. Department of Agriculture #1154

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