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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Photinia fraseri Red Robin (7.5 Litre | 80-100cm)
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Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin' is a widely admired hedging plant known for its vibrant red young leaves that gradually mature to a glossy green. Th...
View full detailsPhotinia Serr. Red Robin Espallier 180cm x 120cm
A splendid shrub with red & green leaves. It has beautiful red, glossy young foliage, and large, rounded heads of ivory flowers, this versatile...
View full detailsPhotinia × fraseri 'Carré Rouge' 5 Litre
Photinia × fraseri 'Carré Rouge' is a compact evergreen shrub valued for its vivid cherry-red young growth, which matures to glossy dark green. Nat...
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 detailsPhyllostachys aureos. 'Aureocaulis' 150cm
Phyllostachys aureos. 'Aureocaulis' 150cm tall
Phyllostachys bissetii 110L Trough 100cm X 120cm Tall
Phyllostachys bissetii is a vigorous evergreen bamboo with green canes and narrow leaves. This large trough-grown specimen creates a leafy screenin...
View full detailsPhyllostachys Bissetii 125-150cm
Phyllostachys Bisset 125-150cm
Physostegia v. `Crystal Peak White` 2L
Physostegia virginiana 'Crystal Peak White' is a compact form of obedient plant with dense spikes of clean white tubular flowers above narrow green...
View full detailsPicea abies 'Will's Zwerg' 50-60cm Tall 5 Litre
Picea abies 'Will's Zwerg' 50-60cm Tall 5 Litre
Picea abies 60-80cm Tall 7.5 Litre
Picea abies 60-80cm Tall 7.5 Litre
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 detailsPink Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Pink Showers' (2 Litre)
Pink star jasmine ‘Pink Showers’ is an evergreen twining climber with glossy green leaves and scented pale pink flowers. It suits a sheltered wall,...
View full detailsPinus sylvestris 'Watereri' – Compact Scots Pine, 50cm Stem
Pinus sylvestris ‘Watereri’ is a slow-growing, compact form of Scots pine, valued for its dense blue-green needles, attractive red-brown bark and d...
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 detailsPlum 'Damson' 10 Litre
Plum ‘Damson’ The Plum ‘Damson’ is a traditional and highly valued fruit tree, known for its small, dark purple fruits and rich, tart flavour. Unli...
View full detailsPlum 'Opal' 10 Litre
Plum ‘Opal’ The Plum ‘Opal’ is a popular early-season dessert plum, originally bred in Sweden. It produces medium-sized, oval fruits with a reddi...
View full detailsPlum 'Victoria' 10 Litre
Plum ‘Victoria’ The Plum ‘Victoria’ is the most popular and widely grown plum variety in the UK, prized for its reliable cropping and delicious fla...
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 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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