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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Verbena Bonariensis 9cm
Verbena bonariensis, commonly known as Purpletop Vervain or Tall Verbena, is a striking perennial that produces clusters of tiny, lavender-purple f...
View full detailsVerbena rigida
Verbena rigida is a low-growing perennial producing vivid violet-purple flower clusters on branching stems over a long summer season. Its spreading...
View full detailsWatsonia Pale Violet 2 Litre
Watsonia Pale Violet is a charming perennial plant known for its graceful, sword-like leaves and elegant pale violet flowers. This South African na...
View full detailsWhite Ornamental Kale | Brassica oleracea (10.5cm Pot)
A decorative curly-leaved brassica with pale cream-white centres and outer green leaves. Cool weather strengthens its colour, making it useful in a...
View full detailsWhite Potato Vine | Solanum laxum 'Album' (3 Litre)
Solanum laxum 'Album', also known as Solanum jasminoides 'Album', is a vigorous white-flowered climber for a warm, sheltered wall. Starry flowers w...
View full detailsWinter Jasmine | Jasminum nudiflorum (2 Litre, 4 Canes)
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A deciduous wall shrub with bright yellow, unscented flowers on bare green stems in winter and early spring. It can be trained up a support or allo...
View full detailsWinter Jasmine | Jasminum nudiflorum (3 Litre)
Winter Jasmine is a deciduous wall shrub with bright yellow, unscented flowers on bare green stems in winter and early spring. Its long, arching br...
View full detailsYarrow 'Cloth of Gold' | Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold' (2 Litre)
Tall, sturdy stems carry broad golden-yellow flower heads above finely divided green foliage. This substantial yarrow gives sunny borders a strong ...
View full detailsZantedeschia aethiopica 'Snow White | Calla Lily (3 Litre)
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Snow White', commonly referred to as the 'Snow White' Calla Lily, is a perennial plant celebrated for its pristine white, ...
View full detailsZantedeschia Eydona 'Purple White' 3L
Zantedeschia 'Eydona' Purple White, commonly known as Calla Lily, is a striking hybrid that features beautiful, trumpet-shaped blooms with a dramat...
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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