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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Chilean 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 detailsClematis 'Princess Kate'
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Clematis 'Princess Kate' is a beautiful flowering vine that is popular in gardens across the UK and Ireland. This clematis variety produces stunnin...
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 detailsConeflower 'Little Henry' | Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Little Henry' (3 Litre)
Quilled golden-yellow petals flare around dark central cones, giving the flowers a distinctive starburst appearance. Shorter than 'Henry Eilers' bu...
View full detailsCorepsis Verticillata Zagreb - 2 Litre
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’ is a compact, airy perennial with fine, thread-like foliage and a profusion of golden-yellow daisy flowers. Its lon...
View full detailsDahlia Dahlietta Surprise Cindy 2 Litre
Dahlia Dahlietta 'Surprise Cindy': A Petite Garden Jewel Dahlia Dahlietta 'Surprise Cindy' is a charming and compact perennial that brings a deligh...
View full detailsDahlia Dreamy 'Fantasy'
Dahlia Dreamy 'Fantasy': A Dreamy Floral Delight Dahlia Dreamy 'Fantasy' is an enchanting herbaceous perennial that adds a touch of whimsy to any g...
View full detailsDahlia Dreamy 'Hot Chocolate' 2L
Dahlia Dreamy 'Hot Chocolate' is a compact dahlia with rich chocolate-red flowers set against finely cut, almost black foliage. The dark leaves pro...
View full detailsDIERAMA 'Pulcherrimum Blackbird' - 2 ltr
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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 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 detailsEchinops ritro 2 Litre
Echinops ritro, commonly known as the Globe Thistle, is a hardy perennial that produces striking, spherical, steel-blue flower heads atop spiky, si...
View full detailsEnglish Lavender 'Munstead' | Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' (2 Litre)
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A compact English lavender with lavender-blue flower spikes and aromatic grey-green leaves. Ideal for sunny herbaceous borders, low edging and well...
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 detailsEryngium × zabelii 'Neptune's Gold' 3 Litre
Eryngium × zabelii 'Neptune's Gold' is a distinctive sea holly with bright golden young foliage and spiky blue flower heads surrounded by pale gold...
View full detailsFallopia aubertii | Russian Vine
he Russian Vine, also known as Fallopia aubertii, is a fast-growing climber that can quickly cover an unsightly wall or fence with its lush green l...
View full detailsFestuca Glauca 'Intense Blue' Pot (5 Litre)
Festuca Glauca 'Intense Blue' is a striking ornamental grass known for its vibrant blue foliage and compact growth habit. This perennial grass adds...
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 detailsFuchsia 'Riccartonii' | Red Fuchsia (3 Litre)
Fuchsia 'Riccartonii', often referred to as hardy fuchsia, is a stellar perennial known for its elegant and pendulous tubular flowers. These blooms...
View full detailsFuchsia Mrs Popple
Fuchsia 'Mrs Popple' is a popular cultivar known for its stunning red and purple flowers that bloom throughout the summer and into the autumn. This...
View full detailsGolden Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum- 2 Litre 30-40cm
Golden Privet. This vigorous, oval leaf golden privet makes a crisp, pollution-tolerant hedge for an urban or surburban site. The small, oval, brig...
View full detailsHeather 'Beauty Ladies High Five' | Calluna vulgaris (23cm Pot)
A colourful combination of five Beauty Ladies heathers in one pot, giving a long-lasting autumn display of contrasting buds and foliage.Why we like...
View full detailsHeather 'Beauty Ladies Trio' | Calluna vulgaris (10.5cm Pot)
Three complementary Beauty Ladies heathers share one pot, producing a colourful bud display for autumn containers and window boxes.Why we like it T...
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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