From Gunnera to Eucalyptus.

Having a walled garden in the middle of an old town brings with it not only privacy and peace but the textures ,colours and insect life of old bricks, and great backdrops for foliage. The sea air seems to repel aphids, and the strong winds mean that you never sit back and enjoy the view for too long ,as you are always having to tie something up, or hope it will flower again as the last blooms got wind burn and went brown.

Our greenhouse sits against a south facing wall, and is a haven in the spring with a copy of the latest Lindsey Davis, or Redwall book.

I have noticed that many Filey Gardeners use the New Zealand Phormiums, much loved by Dan Pearson, who also loves to use the Grass family, which also do very well in the coastal gardens-BUT THEY DO NEED SPACE .

We picked a few seeds of Alexanders ,growing wild below Scarborough Castle, and grew plants easily from them. We always keep one. It is the most beautiful plant, it's shiny vibrant foliage. and I guess was brought by the Romans  to North Yorkshire. The Umbellifer family does well in our walled garden, but the seedlings must be weeded out as they take over. We always have a Bronze Fennel and a Lovage (great put sparingly in a salad).