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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Lysimachia 'Snow Candle' 2 Litre
Lysimachia 'Snow Candle' is a vigorous, upright perennial renowned for its tall spikes of pure white, star-shaped flowers that bloom from early to ...
View full detailsMarguerite 'Madeira Crested Yellow' | Argyranthemum frutescens 'Madeira Crested Yellow' (2 Litre)
Crested yellow daisies create a cheerful display above a bushy mound of divided foliage. This tender marguerite is particularly useful in sunny pat...
View full detailsMexican Orange Blossom | Choisya ternata (3 Litre)
Choisya ternata, commonly known as Mexican Orange Blossom, is a dependable evergreen shrub with glossy aromatic foliage and clusters of fragrant wh...
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 detailsOlea europaea | Olive Tree - Mini Stem 55cm Tall
Olea europaea, commonly known as the Olive Tree, is a slow-growing evergreen tree celebrated for its silvery-green foliage and Mediterranean charm....
View full detailsPaeonia Lactiflora 'Primevere' (Peony)
Paeonia lactiflora 'Primevere' is a beautiful and graceful herbaceous peony variety known for its stunning flowers and delicate charm. Th...
View full detailsPaeonia lactiflora 'Top Brass' 4L
Paeonia lactiflora ‘Top Brass’ is a spectacular herbaceous peony admired for its large, fully double blooms featuring layers of creamy white petals...
View full detailsPeach-leaved Bellflower 'Coerulea' | Campanula persicifolia 'Coerulea'
Upright stems of blue, open bell-shaped flowers rise above a low rosette of narrow green leaves. This classic perennial gives an airy summer displa...
View full detailsPenstemon 'Garnet' 2 Litre
Penstemon 'Garnet' is a striking perennial that produces rich, deep red to garnet-colored tubular flowers, which bloom profusely from late spring t...
View full detailsPenstemon 'Lady Hamilton' 2L
Penstemon 'Lady Hamilton' is an upright herbaceous perennial producing elegant spikes of rose-pink, tubular flowers with pale throats above a bushy...
View full detailsPhygelius 'Funfare Orange' 2L
Phygelius ‘Funfare Orange’ is a long-flowering perennial with upright stems carrying pendant, coral-orange trumpets, each with a lemon-yellow throa...
View full detailsPhygelius aequalis 'Sensation' 2 Litre
Phygelius aequalis 'Sensation', commonly known as Cape Fuchsia, is a striking perennial with vibrant, tubular flowers that bloom profusely in shade...
View full detailsPhygelius Croftway Coral Princess 2L
Phygelius Croftway 'Coral Princess' is a bushy perennial with dark green foliage and panicles of tubular coral-pink to red flowers with contrasting...
View full detailsPhygelius Croftway Snow Queen
Phygelius Croftway Snow Queen ®Cape FuschiaEvergreen shrub like perennial with numerous tubular pure white flowers in Summer and Autumn. Height 60c...
View full detailsPittosporum ten. 'Gold Star' 20-25cm 2 Litre
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Gold Star’ is an attractive, evergreen shrub valued for its distinctive foliage marked with bright golden-yellow variegati...
View full detailsPlatycodon Grandiflorus 'Astra Blue'
Platycodon Grandiflorus 'Astra Blue' is a delightful perennial plant known for its charming blue bell-shaped flowers and compact growth habit. This...
View full detailsPolemonium caeruleum 'Bambino Blue'
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Polemonium caeruleum Bambino Blue, commonly known as Jacob's Ladder, is a compact and charming perennial plant with delicate, fern-like foliage and...
View full detailsRaspberry 'Malling Promise' | Rubus idaeus 'Malling Promise'
An early summer-fruiting raspberry producing red berries on the previous year's canes. Suitable for fresh eating, freezing and jam, with a main har...
View full detailsRaspberry 'Malling Promise' | Rubus idaeus 'Malling Promise' (2 Litre)
Raspberry 'Malling Promise' is a dependable early-summer raspberry producing good crops of sweet, red fruit on the previous year's canes. Usually h...
View full detailsRaspberry 'Tulameen' | Rubus idaeus 'Tulameen' (2 Litre)
Raspberry 'Tulameen' is a popular summer-fruiting raspberry prized for its large, firm, sweet red berries and excellent dessert quality. Usually ha...
View full detailsRhubarb 'Champagne' 3 Litre
Rhubarb 'Champagne' is a vigorous, productive perennial grown for its long, slender red-pink stalks with a pleasantly sweet flavour. It is a classi...
View full detailsRudbeckia fulgida 'Little Goldstar'
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Little Goldstar' is a compact black-eyed Susan with masses of bright golden-yellow flowers surrounding dark brown central cones....
View full detailsSalvia argentea Artemis | Silver Sage
Salvia argentea 'Artemis', or Silver Sage, is an eye-catching perennial grown mainly for its large, soft, woolly silver-grey leaves. Tall branching...
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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