The following list shows some examples of garden shrubs that prefer to grow in a sandy soil:

• Berberis empetrifolia (Barberry)
• Calluna vulgaris (Heather)
• Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (Blue blossom)
• Cistus x argenteus (Rock rose)
• Convolvulus cneorum (Silverbush)
• Cytisus scoparius (Common broom)
• Erica cinerea (Bell heather)
• Fuchsia magellanica (Fuchsia)
• Genista tinctoria (Dyer's greenweed)
• Hakea lissosperma (Mountain hakea)
• Halimodendron halodendron (Salt tree)
• Helianthemum (Rockrose)
• Helichrysum
• Hippophae rhamnoides (Sea buckthorn)
• Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender)
• Lavandula stoechas (French lavender)
• Lavatera 'Barnsley' (Tree mallow)
• Olearia macrodonta (Daisy bush)
• Ozothamnus
• Phlomis fruticosa (Jerusalem sage)
• Phormium (Flax)
• Russelia equisetiformis (Coral plant)
• Spartium junceum (Spanish broom)
• Tamarix (Tamarisk)
• Ulex europaeus (Gorse)
• Viburnum macrocephalum (Chinese snowball)
• Yucca gloriosa (Roman candle)