Plants for Summer Colour
Bring your borders and patio to life with summer flowers, decorative foliage and planting combinations full of colour. Explore the range and build a display suited to your garden’s conditions.

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Beardtongue | Penstemon 'Garnet' (2 Litre)
Also known as 'Andenken an Friedrich Hahn', this bushy penstemon carries wine-red tubular flowers with pale throats. It brings a long summer-to-aut...
View full detailsBeardtongue | Penstemon 'White Bedder' (2 Litre)
White tubular flowers emerge from pink-tinged buds above a bushy clump of green leaves. This semi-evergreen perennial brightens summer borders and ...
View full detailsBerberis darwinii 3 Litre
Berberis darwinii, or Darwin's Barberry, is a dense evergreen shrub with glossy, holly-like leaves and masses of vivid orange-yellow flowers in spr...
View full detailsBergenia Bressingham White 2L
Bergenia 'Bressingham White' is a tough, evergreen perennial valued for its glossy green foliage and pure white spring flowers. The neat clumps pro...
View full detailsBetula Jacquemontii 10 Litre
Characteristics - Position: full sun or lightly dappled shade - Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained soil - Rate of growth: fast-growing - Ot...
View full detailsBetula pendula 'Youngii' | Weeping Silver Birch 10 Litre
Characteristics - Position: full sun or lightly dappled shade - Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained soil - Rate of growth: fast-growing - Fl...
View full detailsBetula pendula | Weeping Silver Birch 10 Litre
Characteristics - Imposing large tall tree with a distinctive peeling white bark. Yellow leaves in autumn. - Flowering: Yellow-brown male catkins...
View full detailsBlackberry 'Thornless Evergreen' | Rubus laciniatus 'Thornless Evergreen'
A vigorous thornless blackberry with deeply cut leaves and black berries in late summer and autumn. Foliage may persist in mild winters; provide a ...
View full detailsBlackberry Black Satin | Rubus 'Black Satin' - Thornless
3.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Rubus 'Black Satin' is a variety of blackberry that is prized for its large, juicy fruit and lack of thorns. The berries are a deep, glossy black a...
View full detailsBlackcurrant 'Ben Nevis' | Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrant 'Ben Nevis' is a reliable fruiting shrub producing generous crops of glossy black berries with a rich, sharp-sweet flavour. It is well...
View full detailsBlackcurrant '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'
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
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 detailsBlue Fescue | Festuca glauca 'Intense Blue' (2 Litre)
Dense tufts of steel-blue leaves make this compact evergreen grass useful for gravel gardens, sunny border edges and pots.The narrow leaves form a ...
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 '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)
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
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 detailsBog Rosemary | Andromeda polifolia 'Blue Ice'
Blue-grey evergreen leaves contrast with pale pink bells in spring. This dwarf bog rosemary needs acidic soil and dependable moisture; it is not cu...
View full detailsBog Rosemary | Andromeda polifolia 'Blue Ice' (2 Litre)
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Blue-grey evergreen leaves contrast with pale pink bells in spring. This dwarf bog rosemary needs acidic soil and dependable moisture; it is not cu...
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 detailsButomus umbellatus 'Schneeweisschen' | White Flowering Rush P9
Butomus umbellatus 'Schneeweisschen', commonly known as white flowering rush or grass rush, is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Europ...
View full detailsBuxus sempervirens 20cm Ball in Ceramic Taupe Pot
Buxus sempervirens, also known as the common boxwood, is a popular ornamental plant commonly used for topiaries due to its dense foliage and easy p...
View full detailsBuxus Sempervirens 6 Pack
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Buxus sempervirens, also known as common boxwood, is a popular plant for creating topiaries in gardens. These evergreen shrubs are native to ...
View full detailsBuxus Sempervirens Pyramid Shape Topiary 50-60cm Tall - 4 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Buxus sempervirens (Common Box) in a pyramid shape is an elegant, evergreen topiary that adds structure and year-round interest to gardens, patios,...
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 detailsCreate a summer garden you can enjoy
Choose summer garden plants with both the overall display and day-to-day care in mind. Compare flowering periods, mature sizes and growing requirements before combining plants in a border or container. Browse cottage garden plants for a relaxed flowering scheme, and look ahead to autumn colour to extend the season. At Newlands in Dublin, our horticultural team can help you choose plants and suitable planting essentials for your project.
Check eventual sizes and leave each plant room to develop.
Consider how you will water borders and containers during dry weather.
Combine plants with different flowering periods rather than relying on one moment of colour.
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