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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Passiflora 'Purple Haze' (2.25 Litre)
Passiflora Purple Haze is a captivating flowering vine known for its unique and beautiful blooms. This plant features striking purple flowers with ...
View full detailsPenstemon 'Sour Grapes' 3 Litre
Penstemon 'Sour Grapes' is an elegant long-flowering perennial with tubular magenta-blue to violet flowers that have a distinctive metallic sheen. ...
View full detailsSalvia sylvestris 'Mainacht' 2 Litre
Salvia sylvestris 'Mainacht', also known as May Night Sage, is a perennial plant with striking deep purple-blue flowers that bloom in late spring t...
View full detailsTradescantia and. 'Leonora' 2 Litre
Tradescantia 'Leonora' is a hardy clump-forming perennial producing three-petalled violet-blue flowers above narrow green foliage. Its easy-growing...
View full detailsVariegated Hebe 'Tricolor' | Hebe 'Tricolor' (15cm Pot)
An evergreen hebe with cream-edged green foliage that can develop pink tones in cooler weather. Summer flower spikes add interest to its decorative...
View full detailsVariegated Society Garlic | Tulbaghia violacea 'Variegata' (2 Litre)
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Green and cream-striped leaves form a neat clump beneath airy heads of lilac-purple flowers. This ornamental perennial gives sunny containers and s...
View full detailsVerbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' 3 Litre
Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' is a compact form of the popular purpletop verbena, producing airy clusters of lavender-purple flowers on branching ...
View full detailsVerbena rigida
Verbena rigida is a low-growing perennial producing vivid violet-purple flower clusters on branching stems over a long summer season. Its spreading...
View full detailsWatsonia Pale Violet 2 Litre
Watsonia Pale Violet is a charming perennial plant known for its graceful, sword-like leaves and elegant pale violet flowers. This South African na...
View full detailsZantedeschia Eydona 'Purple White' 3L
Zantedeschia 'Eydona' Purple White, commonly known as Calla Lily, is a striking hybrid that features beautiful, trumpet-shaped blooms with a dramat...
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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