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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Astelia 'Red Shadow' 3 Litre
Astelia 'Red Shadow' is an architectural evergreen perennial with long, arching leaves in metallic shades of bronze, grey-green and copper-red. Its...
View full detailsFicus carica 'Brown Turkey' / 2 Ltr, single cane
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' is a reliable self-fertile fig with large lobed leaves and sweet, pear-shaped fruit that ripens to a brown-purple colou...
View full detailsGooseberry 'Hinnonmaki Green' | Ribes uva-crispa 'Hinnonmaki Green'
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
A self-fertile gooseberry producing green fruit in summer, with a refreshing flavour for cooking or eating when fully ripe.Why we like it Green fru...
View full detailsGooseberry 'Hinnonmaki Red' | Ribes uva-crispa 'Hinnonmaki Red'
A self-fertile gooseberry producing red summer fruit with a sweet flesh and pleasantly tart skin. Useful for eating ripe, preserves and desserts.Wh...
View full detailsGrape 'Boskoop Glory' | Vitis 'Boskoop Glory' (2 Litre, Single Cane)
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
A hardy grapevine bearing seeded dark blue-purple fruit, generally ready in September or October in a sunny sheltered position. Useful for eating, ...
View full detailsGriselinia littoralis 'Variegata'
Griselinia littoralis 'Variegata' is a fast-growing evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves edged and splashed with creamy white. It forms a dense...
View full detailsJapanese Spindle 'Jean Hugues' | Euonymus japonicus 'Jean Hugues' (2 Litre)
Euonymus japonicus 'Jean Hugues' is a compact upright evergreen shrub with small, glossy dark green leaves and tidy dense growth. Its box-like appe...
View full detailsPinus sylvestris 'Watereri' – Compact Scots Pine, 50cm Stem
Pinus sylvestris ‘Watereri’ is a slow-growing, compact form of Scots pine, valued for its dense blue-green needles, attractive red-brown bark and d...
View full detailsPrunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia' | Portuguese Laurel (2 Litre | 30-40cm)
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Portuguese Laurel, scientifically known as Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia,' is an elegant evergreen shrub celebrated for its slender, dark green l...
View full detailsSeedless Grape 'Vanessa' | Vitis 'Vanessa' (2 Litre, Single Cane)
A vigorous grapevine producing sweet red dessert grapes, usually seedless, in a warm, sunny position. Harvest is generally in late summer or early ...
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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