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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Agapanthus '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 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 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 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 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 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 detailsClematis 'Blue Ocean'
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Clematis 'Blue Ocean' is a wonderful clematis with stunning upward facing flowers in abundance. It is a lovely low growing clematis that will only ...
View full detailsClematis 'Exciting' 2 Litre, single cane
Clematis ‘Exciting’ (‘Zoexci’) is a compact climber with purple flowers. It adds a flowering layer to a small trellis or patio container without ne...
View full detailsClustered Bellflower 'Genti Blue' | Campanula glomerata 'Genti Blue' (2 Litre)
Dense heads of violet-blue bells make 'Genti Blue' a colourful choice for border fronts and cottage gardens. This clump-forming perennial pairs nea...
View full detailsDIERAMA 'Pulcherrimum Blackbird' - 2 ltr
5.0 / 5.0
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Dierama 'Pulcherrimum Blackbird', commonly known as Angel's Fishing Rod, is a stunning and graceful perennial that is admired for its arching, wiry...
View full detailsDigitalis 'Dalmation Purple' - Foxglove 2L
Digitalis 'Dalmation Purple', commonly known as Foxglove, is a striking perennial prized for its tall spires of tubular flowers. With its vibrant p...
View full detailsEchinacea 'Jealousy' 2L
Echinacea 'Jealousy' is a vibrant and eye-catching cultivar of the popular coneflower, renowned for its unique flower color. Unlike the typical pur...
View full detailsEnglish Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia (Pack of 6)
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A pack of six English lavender plants with aromatic foliage and purple summer flower spikes. Ideal for a low border, a herbaceous bed or sunny pots...
View full detailsFuchsia 'Genii' 2L
Fuchsia ‘Genii’ is a bushy, hardy fuchsia, known for its vibrant display of small, single flowers featuring narrow pink sepals and purple-red petal...
View full detailsHebe 'Classic Katrina' | Hebe 'Katrina' (2 Litre)
An evergreen shrubby veronica with compact growth and violet-purple flower spikes in summer. Best in a sheltered border or patio container.Why we l...
View full detailsHebe 'Donna Anna' | Hebe 'Anna' (2 Litre)
An evergreen shrubby veronica with neat green foliage and purple summer flower spikes. A colourful plant for a sheltered border or patio pot.Why we...
View full detailsHemerocallis 'Always Liberty' 2L
Hemerocallis 'Always Liberty' is a reliable daylily with richly coloured purple to pink-purple flowers, a contrasting darker eye and a bright yello...
View full detailsHyacinth 'Woodstock' (4 Pack)
The Hyacinth 'Woodstock' is one of the most distinctive and memorable varieties of hyacinths, primarily because of its rich, deep burgundy-purple b...
View full detailsIris (L) 'Black Gamecock' P9
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Iris louisiana 'Black Gamecock' is a striking perennial known for its dramatic, velvety deep purple-black flowers. This Louisiana iris variety adds...
View full detailsIris ensata | Japanese Water Iris P9
A Japanese water iris with upright foliage and large violet-purple blooms in midsummer. Iris ensata (also sold as Iris kaempferi) suits the consist...
View full detailsIris germanica 'Alcazar' 2L
ris germanica 'Alcazar' is a classic and elegant bearded iris that has captivated gardeners for generations with its regal presence and fragrant bl...
View full detailsIris robusta 'Dark Aura' P9
Iris robusta 'Dark Aura' is a striking perennial known for its tall, elegant stems and beautiful, deep purple-blue flowers with a hint of dark vein...
View full detailsNepeta Six HillS Giant | Catmint 2 LItre
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' is a particularly robust and attractive variety of catmint. Revered for its tall spikes of violet-blue flowers and fragran...
View full detailsNepeta x Faassenii Catmint 2L
Nepeta x faassenii, commonly known as Catmint, is a popular perennial prized for its aromatic, grey-green foliage and abundant spikes of soft laven...
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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