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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Blackcurrant 'Malling Jet' | Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrant 'Malling Jet' is a traditional late-cropping variety with vigorous growth and long strings of glossy black fruit. Its later harvest he...
View full detailsBlackcurrant Ben Nevis | Ribes nigrum 'Ben Nevis'
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Ribes nigrum 'Ben Nevis' is a cultivar of the blackcurrant plant, known for its juicy and flavorful berries. The berries have a deep purple-black c...
View full detailsBluebeard 'Heavenly Blue' | Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue' (3 Litre)
Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue' is a compact deciduous shrub valued for its aromatic grey-green foliage and rich blue flowers in late su...
View full detailsBlueberry 'Bluecrop' | Vaccinium corymbosum 'Bluecrop' (2 Litre, 4 Canes)
A dependable mid-season blueberry with blue berries, spring flowers and colourful autumn leaves. Supplied as a four-cane plant for an acidic border...
View full detailsBlueberry 'Jersey' | Vaccinium corymbosum 'Jersey' (2 Litre)
A vigorous blueberry with sweet blue berries later in the summer, spring flowers and red autumn foliage. Allow space for a substantial mature bush....
View full detailsBlueberry 'Northland' | Vaccinium 'Northland' (2 Litre)
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A hardy, compact blueberry with sweet blue berries in early to mid-summer, delicate spring flowers and warm autumn leaf colour.Why we like it Sweet...
View full detailsBuddleja Buzz 'Ivory' 3L
Buddleja Buzz 'Ivory' is a compact and elegant variety of the Butterfly Bush, known for its beautiful, fragrant ivory-white flower spikes. This dwa...
View full detailsCabbage Palm 'Charlie Boy' | Cordyline australis 'Charlie Boy' (3 Litre)
Cordyline australis 'Charlie Boy' is an evergreen architectural plant with bronze-burgundy leaves edged in bright pink. It makes a striking feature...
View full detailsCalla 'Grape Velvet' (2 Litre)
Calla 'Grape Velvet' is a captivating and opulent flower that adds a touch of luxury and richness to any garden. This variety of Calla Lily feature...
View full detailsCalla 'Royal Valentine' 2L
Calla 'Royal Valentine' is a striking calla lily with rich deep red to raspberry-coloured flowers held above lush, lightly spotted green foliage. I...
View full detailsCalla 'Sun Club' 2L
Calla 'Sun Club' is a compact calla lily producing bright yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers above attractive green foliage that is often lightly spott...
View full detailsCalla Lilly 'Odessa' (2 Litre)
Calla Lily 'Odessa' is a beautiful and enchanting flowering plant that adds elegance and charm to gardens and floral arrangements. This c...
View full detailsCalocephalus brownii | Cushion Bush - P10
alocephalus brownii, commonly known as Silver Bush or Cushion Bush, is an excellent addition to any garden due to its unique and attractive feature...
View full detailsCampanula Isoph 'Napoli' (P11)
Campanula isophylla 'Napoli', also known as Italian Bellflower or Star of Bethlehem, is a perennial trailing plant noted for its profuse display of...
View full detailsCampanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna' 2L
Campanula lactiflora ‘Loddon Anna’ is a tall, graceful perennial bearing branching stems of soft pink, bell-shaped flowers. It brings colour to cot...
View full detailsCampanula Portenschlagiana Ice White
Campanula portenschlagiana 'Ice White' is a stunning plant that brings a touch of pure beauty to any garden. This perennial variety showcases exqui...
View full detailsCampanula Pristar Deep Blue 9cm
Campanula 'Pristar Deep Blue' is a beautiful perennial known for its striking deep blue, bell-shaped flowers that bloom profusely from late spring ...
View full detailsCampsis (60cm) 2 Litre
Campsis (60cm) 2 Litre - Sold individually
Carex Oshimensis Everest
This lovely ornamental grass has distinctive green white variegated leaves. perfect for planted containers and can look very well towards the front...
View full detailsCarex testacea 'Prairie Fire' P14
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Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire' is a popular ornamental grass known for its vibrant orange-bronze foliage. It is a low-growing sedge that can reach u...
View full detailsCarpinus Betulus 'Fastigiata' - Hornbeam
A form of our native hornbeam differing mainly in its tightly ascending branching habit, which lends strong architectural structure to a landscape....
View full detailsCaryopteris × clandonensis 'Worcester Gold' 3 Litre
Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Worcester Gold' is a colourful deciduous shrub combining bright golden-yellow foliage with clusters of blue flowers in ...
View full detailsCentaurea 'Amethyst in Snow'
Centaurea 'Amethyst in Snow' is a striking perennial known for its unique, bicolor flowers. The blooms feature a central disc of rich amethyst purp...
View full detailsChilean Potato Bush 'Glasnevin' | Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'
Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin', commonly known as Chilean Potato Bush, is a vigorous semi-evergreen climbing or scrambling shrub with clusters of blue...
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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