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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English Lavender 'Munstead' | Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' (2 Litre)
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
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)
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
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 detailsEuphorbia Purpurea Rubra | Wood spurge 'Purpurea'
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Euphorbia Purpurea Rubra, commonly known as Wood spurge 'Purpurea,' is a stunning perennial plant known for its unique foliage and vibrant colorati...
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 detailsGeum 'Mai Tai'
5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
Geum 'Mai Tai' is a stunning perennial plant highly prized for its unique and vibrant flowers. This variety showcases double blooms with a captivat...
View full detailsGeum 'Tempo Orange' 2 Litre
Geum 'Tempo Orange' is a vibrant, early-flowering perennial that produces striking, semi-double, bright orange blooms on slender stems above a moun...
View full detailsGeum 'Tempo Yellow'
Geum 'Tempo Yellow' is a lovely perennial plant that adds a splash of bright, sunshine yellow to any garden. Its striking, cup-shaped flowers bloom...
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 detailsHebe 'Emerald Green' 2 Litre
Hebe 'Emerald Green' is a compact evergreen shrub prized for its vibrant foliage and profusion of white flowers. Its dense, glossy green leaves pro...
View full detailsHebe 'Green Globe' 3 Litre
Hebe 'Green Globe' is a neat dwarf evergreen shrub forming a naturally rounded mound of tiny emerald-green leaves. Its compact form makes it ideal ...
View full detailsHebe 'Pinocchio' 2 Litre
Hebe 'Pinocchio' is a charming dwarf variety of Hebe that boasts compact growth and appealing aesthetics, making it a favored choice for small gard...
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 detailsHemerocallis 'Chicago Fire' 2L
Hemerocallis 'Chicago Fire' is a vigorous daylily producing bold red flowers with a contrasting green throat above arching green foliage. Each flow...
View full detailsHemerocallis 'Crimson Pirate' 2L
Hemerocallis ‘Crimson Pirate’ is a dependable daylily with striking deep red, trumpet-shaped flowers above arching green foliage. The succession of...
View full detailsHemerocallis 'Pink Damask' 2L
Hemerocallis ‘Pink Damask’ is a clump-forming daylily with deep damask-pink, funnel-shaped flowers and a contrasting yellow throat. Its slender ste...
View full detailsHypericum 'Magical Beauty' 3 Litre
Hypericum 'Magical Beauty' is a compact deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub with bright yellow summer flowers followed by decorative salmon-pink berr...
View full detailsIberis Whistler White 9cm
Iberis Whistler White, commonly known as candytuft, is a captivating perennial that enchants with its abundant clusters of pure white flowers. This...
View full detailsIris (L) 'Black Gamecock' P9
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
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 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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