Parking lot islands and beds along busy roadways have unquie challenges, due to the salt build up that can occur in the beds after a long winter. Plants tolerant of salt in soils are excellent candidates for rain gardens and bioswales where runoff may be an issue.

Salt spray can also be a major factor in the health and performance of plants near roads, driveways, and parking lots. Plants marked with an * are tolerant both salt buildup in the soil and salt spray.

Perennials & Grasses
- Alchemilla (Lady's Mantle)
- Armeria (Sea Thrift)
- Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' (Reed Grass)
- Dianthus (Pinks)
- Hemerocallis (Daylily)
- Miscanthus (Maiden Grass)
- Panicum (Switch Grass)
- Schizachyrium (Little Bluestem)
- Yucca (Yucca)

Shrubs
- Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' (Brilliant Red Chokeberry)*
- Clethra alnifolia (Summersweet)*
- Cotoneaster species (Cotoneaster)
- Ilex verticillata (Winterberry)*
- Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay Magnolia)
- Myrica pensylvania (Northern Bayberry)*
- Potentilla fruiticosa (Potentilla)*
- Physocarpus (Ninebark)*
- Rhus species (Sumac)*
- Sambucus canadensis (American Elderberry)
- Viburnum dentatum (Arrowwood Viburnum)*

Groundcovers
- Euonymus fortunei cvs. (Winter Creeper)*
- Juniper conferta 'Blue Pacific' (Blue Pacific Juniper)*
- Liriope spicata (Creeping Lily Turf)

Trees
- Acer buergerianum (Trident Maple)
- Aesculus hippocastanum (Common Horsechesnut)
- Aesculus pavia (Red Buckeye)*
- Catalpa speciosa (Northern Catalpa)*
- Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
- Gleditsia (Honeylocust)*
- Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo)*
- Gymnocladus dioicus (Kentucky Coffeetree)*
- Koelreutaria paniculata (Goldenrain Tree)*
- Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweetgum)*
- Nyssa sylvatic (Black Gum)*
- Platanus occidentalis (American Sycamore)
- Platanus acerifolia (London Plane Tree)
- Pyrus c. 'Chanticleer' (Cleveland Select Pear)
- Quercus alba (White Oak)
- Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak)
- Quercus macrocarpa (Bur Oak)
- Quercus rubra (Red Oak)
- Syringa reticulata (Japanese Tree Lilac)*
- Syringa pekinensis (Peking Tree Lilac)*
- Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress)*
- Ulmus a. 'Valley Forge' (Valley Forge American Elm)