Plants for Sunny Gardens
Make the most of a bright garden with fragrant lavender, flowering salvias, airy verbena and colourful perennials. Explore sun-loving plants for borders and patio pots, choosing for your soil, space and shelter.

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Abutilon megapotamicum 'Variegatum' 3 Litre
Abutilon megapotamicum 'Variegatum' is an eye-catching semi-evergreen shrub with green leaves splashed with golden yellow and distinctive pendant l...
View full detailsAcacia pravissima 175–200 cm 10 Litre
Acacia pravissima, or Ovens wattle, is a graceful evergreen small tree with gently arching stems, distinctive blue-green triangular foliage and a g...
View full detailsAcer platanoides 'Crimson Sentry' 10L Pot
Acer platanoides ‘Crimson Sentry’ is a compact, upright form of Norway Maple valued for its rich burgundy-purple foliage and neat, columnar habit. ...
View full detailsAcer platanoides 'Princeton Gold' - Norway Maple
Common names: Norway Maple, or Princeton Golld Maple. This is a beautiful medium sized tree that has stunning yellow leaves or red stems. Great ...
View full detailsAchillea Cerise Queen
This is a beautiful plant that will do well in any garden. It's extremely easy to grow. It does best in full sun and prefers not to be in very wet ...
View full detailsActinidia Deliciosa 'Jenny' | Self Fertile Kiwi Fruit
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Actinidia Deliciosa 'Jenny', commonly known as Jenny kiwi, is a deciduous vine that produces small, oval-shaped fruits with fuzzy brown skin and br...
View full detailsAgapanthus 'Purple Cloud' (3 Litre)
Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud' is a stunning perennial plant renowned for its impressive clusters of deep purple flowers. This variety showcases large, ...
View full detailsAgastache Summerlong 'Lemon' 2L
Agastache ‘Summerlong Lemon’ is a fragrant, sun-loving perennial with upright spikes of bright lemon-yellow flowers above aromatic foliage. It brin...
View full detailsAllium 'Magic' 3 Litre
Allium 'Magic' is a stunning ornamental onion variety known for its large, globe-like flower heads that emerge in a striking shade of deep purple. ...
View full detailsAllium 'Ostara' 2L
Allium 'Ostara' is a charming ornamental onion that produces gorgeous, globe-shaped blooms in a delightful shade of lilac-purple. The flowers appea...
View full detailsAllium christophii – 7 Bulbs
Soft lilac flowers. RHS Award winner. Long lasting star shaped flowers. Bee friendly.Why you'll love it Pollinator friendly RHS Award winner Suitab...
View full detailsAllium Moly 2L
Allium moly is a compact ornamental allium that brings cheerful golden-yellow, star-shaped flowers to sunny borders, rockeries and containers. Its ...
View full detailsAllium schubertii 3 Litre
Allium schubertii, also known as Schubert's allium, is an ornamental onion that is celebrated for its distinctive and dramatic bloom structure. Thi...
View full detailsAmelanchier arborea 'Robin Hill' | Juneberry
Amelanchier arborea 'Robin Hill' is an elegant small deciduous tree offering several seasons of interest. Pink buds open to soft pink flowers that ...
View full detailsAngel Wings | Senecio candidans 'Angel Wings' (2 Litre)
Large, velvety silver leaves give this foliage perennial a striking presence in sunny pots and borders. Occasional yellow summer flowers are second...
View full detailsAnthemis 'Susanna Mitchell' 2L
Anthemis ‘Susanna Mitchell’ is a compact, early-flowering perennial with fine silvery foliage and creamy yellow daisy flowers. It brings a light, i...
View full detailsApple 'Beauty of Bath' 10 Litre
Apple ‘Beauty of Bath’ The Apple ‘Beauty of Bath’ is a classic English heritage variety dating back to the 19th century, renowned for its early r...
View full detailsApple 'Brambley Seedling' 10 Litre
Apple ‘Bramley Seedling’ (10 Litre) The Apple ‘Bramley Seedling’ is the most famous cooking apple variety, originating in England in the early 19...
View full detailsApple 'Cox's Orange Pippin' 10 Litre
Apple 'Cox's Orange Pippin' is a celebrated dessert apple with aromatic, richly flavoured fruit and attractive spring blossom. This two-year bush t...
View full detailsApple 'Elstar' 10 Litre
Apple 'Elstar' produces crisp, juicy dessert apples with a balanced sweet-sharp flavour and an attractive red flush. Spring blossom is followed by ...
View full detailsApple 'Gala' 10 Litre
Apple 'Gala' is a popular dessert variety producing sweet, crisp and juicy apples with red-striped skin. Its pink-white spring blossom is followed ...
View full detailsApple 'Golden Delicious' 10 Litre
Apple ‘Golden Delicious’ The Apple ‘Golden Delicious’ is a highly popular and versatile apple variety, originally discovered in the United States i...
View full detailsApple 'Grenadier' 10 Litre
Apple 'Grenadier' is a reliable early-season cooking apple valued for its sharp flavour and soft texture when cooked. It bears attractive spring bl...
View full detailsApple 'James Grieve' 2 Year Bush
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Apple 'James Grieve' is a popular and versatile apple tree variety that is prized for its exceptional flavor and attractive appearance. This two-ye...
View full detailsBuild a sunny border with colour and texture
Repeat lavender, Nepeta or compact salvias along the front of a border, then add Achillea, Echinacea or Rudbeckia for flowering colour. Verbena brings light, airy height, while Festuca adds fine-textured foliage and low sedums suit free-draining edges. Plan flowering times and mature sizes before combining plants. A sunny site can still have damp or heavy soil: match each plant to its preferred moisture and drainage, and check hardiness for more tender salvias and French lavender. Explore our cottage, coastal and seasonal collections below, or bring garden photos to our horticulturists in Clondalkin for advice.
Check how much direct sun reaches the planting area through the day, allowing for shade from trees and buildings.
Group plants with similar needs. Lavender and sea thrift need good drainage; Helenium and Rudbeckia appreciate moisture-retentive soil that drains well.
Compare flowering months and combine different heights. Water new plants while they establish and check patio pots regularly in warm weather.
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