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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Red Hook Sedge 'Everflame' | Uncinia rubra 'Everflame' (2 Litre)
Uncinia rubra 'Everflame' is a small evergreen sedge with bronze foliage and vivid red leaf margins. Its warm tones provide contrast in sheltered b...
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 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 detailsSalix caprea Pendula - Dwarf Weeping Kilmarnock Willow
Salix caprea Pendula, commonly known as Dwarf Weeping Kilmarnock Willow, is a small ornamental tree with pendulous branches and a weeping habit. Th...
View full detailsSalix Integra 'Flamingo' (2 Litre)
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Salix integra 'Flamingo' is an eye-catching deciduous shrub admired for its vibrant and variegated foliage. This plant features slender, pink and c...
View full detailsSalix Integra 'Hakuro Nishiki'
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- Throughout spring and summer, eye catching pink tipped small leaves sit against a back drop of mottled green and white variegated foliage on Sali...
View full detailsSalix Purpurea Pendula - Weeping Purple Willow
Salix Purpurea Pendula or Weeping Purple Willow is becoming a very popular willow for smaller gardens, Salix purpurea pendula is grafted onto a st...
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 detailsSalvia Microphylla 'Delice Fiona'
Salvia 'Délice Fiona' is a compact flowering sage valued for its colourful summer blooms and aromatic foliage. It works well in sunny borders and c...
View full detailsSalvia nemorosa 'Schneehugel' 2 Litre
Salvia nemorosa Schneehügel, also known as Snow Hill Sage, is a compact, clump-forming perennial that produces elegant spikes of pure white flowers...
View full detailsSalvia Sensation Blue
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Blue’ is a compact, upright perennial with aromatic green foliage and dense spikes of rich violet-blue flowers. Its long...
View full detailsSalvia Sensation Pink
Salvia Sensation Pink is a beautiful perennial that produces vibrant pink flowers that bloom in the summer. This plant is a favorite among gardener...
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 detailsScabiosa columbaria Pink Mist 2L - Looking Great
Lovely, pink, pincushion like flowers from July to September held on delicate stems above clumps of lance shaped, grey green leaves. This long flow...
View full detailsSedum 'Coral Carpet' (9cm)
Sedum 'Coral Carpet' is a colorful and drought-tolerant groundcover that brings delight to any garden. This variety showcases succulent, coral-red ...
View full detailsSedum Mixed (9cm)
Sedum Mixed refers to an assortment of various Sedum cultivars, creating a versatile and colorful collection of hardy succulents for the garden. Th...
View full detailsSedum Purpureum 9cm
Sedum Purpureum, also known as Purple Stonecrop, is a hardy perennial succulent known for its striking foliage and vibrant flowers. This low-mainte...
View full detailsSeedless Grape 'Vanessa' | Vitis 'Vanessa' (2 Litre, Single Cane)
A vigorous grapevine producing sweet red dessert grapes, usually seedless, in a warm, sunny position. Harvest is generally in late summer or early ...
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 detailsSilver Ragwort 'Silver Dormouse' | Brachyglottis 'Silver Dormouse'
Brachyglottis 'Silver Dormouse' is a compact evergreen shrub grown for its soft, velvety silver-grey foliage. Its dense rounded habit provides year...
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 Aucu. Sheerwater Seedling - 10Ltr
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Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling' is an Upright Mountain Ash tree ideal for creating plenty of interest in small spaces. Fluffy, white corymbs...
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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