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Phygelius Croftway Coral Princess 2L
Phygelius Croftway 'Coral Princess' is a bushy perennial with dark green foliage and panicles of tubular coral-pink to red flowers with contrasting...
View full detailsPhysostegia v. `Crystal Peak White` 2L
Physostegia virginiana 'Crystal Peak White' is a compact form of obedient plant with dense spikes of clean white tubular flowers above narrow green...
View full detailsPink Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Pink Showers' (2 Litre)
Pink star jasmine ‘Pink Showers’ is an evergreen twining climber with glossy green leaves and scented pale pink flowers. It suits a sheltered wall,...
View full detailsPlum 'Damson' 10 Litre
Plum ‘Damson’ The Plum ‘Damson’ is a traditional and highly valued fruit tree, known for its small, dark purple fruits and rich, tart flavour. Unli...
View full detailsPlum 'Opal' 10 Litre
Plum ‘Opal’ The Plum ‘Opal’ is a popular early-season dessert plum, originally bred in Sweden. It produces medium-sized, oval fruits with a reddi...
View full detailsPlum 'Victoria' 10 Litre
Plum ‘Victoria’ The Plum ‘Victoria’ is the most popular and widely grown plum variety in the UK, prized for its reliable cropping and delicious fla...
View full detailsPolemonium caeruleum 'Bambino Blue'
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Polemonium caeruleum Bambino Blue, commonly known as Jacob's Ladder, is a compact and charming perennial plant with delicate, fern-like foliage and...
View full detailsPrimula denticulata Blue
Blue drumstick primula forms rounded heads of purple-blue flowers above a rosette of wrinkled green leaves. This compact perennial brings spring co...
View full detailsPrimula denticulata Ruby 9cm
Primula denticulata Ruby, commonly known as the Drumstick Primrose, is a hardy perennial that produces striking, spherical clusters of deep ruby-re...
View full detailsPrimula denticulata White 9cm
Summer flowering alpine.Pot size: 9cm
Primula Japonica 'Alba' | Japanese primrose (2 Litre)
Primula japonica 'Alba', also known as Japanese Primrose, is a hardy perennial that blooms from late spring to early summer. Its slender, erect ste...
View full detailsPrimula japonica 'Miller's Crimson' (9cm)
Primula japonica 'Miller's Crimson' is a vibrant, deciduous perennial renowned for its striking crimson-red flowers and attractive foliage. This Ja...
View full detailsPrunus 'Shogetsu' ('Oku-miyako') | Japanese Flowering Cherry
Prunus 'Shogetsu', also known as 'Oku-miyako' or Blushing Bride, is an elegant Japanese flowering cherry with broad, spreading branches. Large hang...
View full detailsPrunus avium 'Plena' | Double-Flowered Wild Cherry
Prunus avium 'Plena' is a magnificent double-flowered wild cherry, producing clouds of pure white blossom in mid to late spring. Its broad, spreadi...
View full detailsPrunus nipponica 'Brilliant' 3 Litre
Prunus nipponica 'Brilliant' is a compact Japanese alpine cherry valued for its delicate pale pink spring blossom and attractive seasonal foliage. ...
View full detailsPrunus serrula - Tibetan cherry (10 Litre)
Prunus serrula is a magnificent tree for year round interest with its eye-catching polished, tactile bark. The smooth, mahogany bark peels in trans...
View full detailsPrunus serrulata 'Royal Burgundy'
'Royal Burgundy' is one of the best purple leaved cherries, medium sized slightly spreading, deciduous tree, valued for its striking colour, lovely...
View full detailsPrunus serrulata 'Shirofugen' - 10 Litre
Pink buds cover the branches in spring, opening up into fragrant, large double white blooms which fade to pink with age. The young bronze foliage t...
View full detailsPrunus serrulata Amanogawa Japanese Flowering Cherry Tree (10 Litre)
Prunus serrulata Amanogawa is a slow-growing deciduous tree with a narrow, columnar crown.The young leaves are bronze-coloured; they turn to mid-gr...
View full detailsPrunus serrulata Kanzan | Cherry Blossom Tree (10 Litre)
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This is one of the most popular double flowering cherry trees available. In spring the tree is laden with large double, deep pink flowers shortly b...
View full detailsPrunus serrulata Kiku-Shidare-Zakura (10 Litre)
Prunus can be deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs with showy flowers in spring, and often good autumn foliage colour. Some have edible fruit in ...
View full detailsPulsatilla vulgaris 'Violet Blue' 9cm
Summer flowering alpine.Pot size: 9cm
Red Hook Sedge 'Everflame' | Uncinia rubra 'Everflame' (2 Litre)
Uncinia rubra 'Everflame' is a small evergreen sedge with bronze foliage and vivid red leaf margins. Its warm tones provide contrast in sheltered b...
View full detailsRhamnus alaternus 'Argenteovariegata' 3L
Rhamnus alaternus 'Argenteovariegata', commonly known as the variegated Italian buckthorn, is an evergreen shrub prized for its glossy green leaves...
View full detailsBuild a cottage garden with a sense of rhythm
Start with a simple colour palette and repeat plants through the border to bring the scheme together. Compare mature sizes and flowering months, allowing enough room for growth and access for care. Explore summer colour for flowering inspiration, spring and autumn collections to extend the season, or shade plants for sheltered parts of the garden. Bring your garden photos to Newlands in Clondalkin and our horticultural team can help you work through the planting.
Select colours you enjoy and repeat them through the planting.
Use eventual height and spread to arrange plants without overcrowding.
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