Contemporary Garden Plants

Contemporary garden with clean stone paving, raised planting beds, ornamental grasses, and a simple water feature set among trees.

Contemporary Garden Plants

Shape a modern garden with clarity and confidence.
Contemporary planting relies on strong forms, clean lines, and controlled colour to create outdoor spaces that feel considered and easy to live with.

This collection brings together plants that work well in modern Irish gardens, from architectural shrubs to grasses and reliable perennials. Use the filters below to find plants suited to defined spaces, long-term structure, or simple planting schemes.

Climber
Campsis radicans ‘Flava’
Yellow Trumpet Vine

€14,95

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Climber
Campsis radicans ‘Flamenco’
Trumpet Vine 'Flamenco'

€18,95

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Grass
Carex comans ‘Frosted Curls’
Sedge 'Frosted Curls'

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Grass, Aquatic Plant, Bog Plant
Carex elata ‘Aurea’
Bowles's Golden Sedge

€12,95

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Grass
Carex ‘Feather Falls’
Sedge 'Feather Falls'

From €7,95

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Grass
Carex morrowii ‘Irish Green’
Morrow's Sedge 'Irish Green'

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Grass
Carex oshimensis ‘Eversheen’
Japanese Sedge 'Eversheen'

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Perennial, Grass
Carex ‘Ribbon Falls’
Sedge 'Ribbon Falls'

€12,95

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Grass, Perennial
Carex testacea ‘Prairie Fire’
Orange New Zealand Sedge 'Prairie Fire'

From €5,95

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Grass
Carex ‘The Beatles’
Sedge 'The Beatles'

€8,95

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Tree
Carpinus betulus ‘Pendula’
Hornbeam 'Pendula'

€66,95

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Shrub
Caryopteris × clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’
Bluebeard 'Heavenly Blue'

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Shrub
Caryopteris × clandonensis ‘Worcester Gold’
Bluebeard 'Worcester Gold'

€12,95

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Tree
Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut

€198,95

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Tree
Catalpa bignonioides ‘Aurea’
Golden Indian Bean Tree

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Shrub
Ceanothus arboreus ‘Trewithen Blue’
Felt-Leaf Ceanothus 'Trewithen Blue'

From €10,95

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Shrub
Ceanothus ‘Blue Mound’
Californian Lilac 'Blue Mound'

€7,95

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Shrub
Ceanothus ‘Concha’
Californian Lilac 'Concha'

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Shrub
Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis ‘Yankee Point’
Californian Lilac 'Yankee Point'

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Conifer, Tree
Cedrus deodara
Deodar

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