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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Pink Blueberry 'Pink Lemonade' | Vaccinium 'Pink Lemonade' (1.7 Litre, 4 Canes)
An unusual blueberry hybrid whose ripe fruit turns pink rather than blue. Sweet fruit ripens in late summer; a warm sheltered position helps croppi...
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 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 detailsPrunus 'Shogetsu' ('Oku-miyako') | Japanese Flowering Cherry
Prunus 'Shogetsu', also known as 'Oku-miyako' or Blushing Bride, is an elegant Japanese flowering cherry with broad, spreading branches. Large hang...
View full detailsPrunus avium 'Plena' | Double-Flowered Wild Cherry
Prunus avium 'Plena' is a magnificent double-flowered wild cherry, producing clouds of pure white blossom in mid to late spring. Its broad, spreadi...
View full detailsPrunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia' | Cherry Laurel 60-80 3 Litre
Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia', commonly known as cherry laurel, is a robust evergreen shrub that provides year-round lush greenery. With its g...
View full detailsPrunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia' | Portuguese Laurel (2 Litre | 30-40cm)
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Portuguese Laurel, scientifically known as Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia,' is an elegant evergreen shrub celebrated for its slender, dark green l...
View full detailsQuercus palustris 'Green Pillar' 10 Litre
Quercus palustris 'Green Pillar' is a narrow, columnar pin oak selected for gardens where width is limited but strong vertical structure is wanted....
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 detailsRhamnus alaternus 'Argenteovariegata' 3L
Rhamnus alaternus 'Argenteovariegata', commonly known as the variegated Italian buckthorn, is an evergreen shrub prized for its glossy green leaves...
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 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 detailsSaxifraga Alpino 'Lime' 9cm
Saxifraga Alpino 'Lime' is a charming perennial known for its compact growth habit and striking foliage. It thrives in alpine gardens, rockeries, o...
View full detailsSempervivum Chick Charms 'Gold Nugget' (9cm)
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Sempervivum Chick Charms 'Gold Nugget' is a glistening gem among succulent varieties, admired for its captivating color and unique rosette form. Th...
View full detailsSisyrinchium Californicum p9
Sisyrinchium Californicum, commonly known as California Golden-Eyed Grass, is an appealing aquatic plant native to the western United States. It fl...
View full detailsSorbus Commixta - Mountain Ash (10 Litre)
SORBUS Commixta - Mountain Ash SORBUS Commixta, commonly known as Mountain Ash, is a deciduous tree native to East Asia. It is highly valued for it...
View full detailsSorbus Joseph Rock (10 Litre)
Sorbus Joseph Rock is a stunning ornamental plant that adds beauty and elegance to any garden or landscape. Named after the renowned plant explorer...
View full detailsTulip 'Cape Cod' – 7 Bulbs
Greigii. Sparkling two-tone flowers. Orange edged with yellow.Planting and flowering Bulbs per pack: 7 Bulb size: 11-12 cm Flower colour: Orange...
View full detailsTulip 'Dancing Dolls' (18 Pack)
Tulip 'Dancing Dolls' is a whimsical variety that adds a burst of joy and movement to the spring garden. Often associated with the Viridiflora grou...
View full detailsTulip 'Green Mile' (5 Bulbs Per Pack)
Tulip ‘Green Mile’ is a distinctive late tulip, celebrated for its elegant green petals flushed with soft yellow-green tones and subtle hints of cr...
View full detailsTulip 'Red Riding Hood' – 18 Bulbs
Scarlet flowers with dark striped foliage. RHS Award winner.Why you'll love it RHS Award winner Ideal for pots Planting and flowering Bulbs per pa...
View full detailsTulip 'Tarafa' – 7 Bulbs
White with a pink flash. Greigii short-stemmed flower.Planting and flowering Bulbs per pack: 7 Bulb size: 11-12 cm Flower colour: White Floweri...
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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