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.

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Shrub, Tree
Corylus avellana ‘Merveille de Bollwiller’
Filbert 'Halle'sche Riesennuss'

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Shrub, Tree
Corylus avellana ‘Rode Zellernoot’
Hazel 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'

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Shrub
Corylus avellana ‘Twister’
Hazel 'Twister'

€90,95

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Perennial
Cosmos atrosanguineus
Chocolate Cosmos

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Shrub
Cotinus coggygria ‘Lilla’
Smoke Tree 'Lilla'

From €18,95

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Shrub
Cotinus coggygria ‘Smokey Joe’
Smoke Tree 'Smokey Joe'

€18,95

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Shrub
Cotinus coggygria ‘Young Lady’
Smoke Tree 'Young Lady'

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Shrub
Cotoneaster × suecicus ‘Juliette’
Cotoneaster 'Juliette'

From €57,95

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Shrub
Cotoneaster horizontalis ‘Variegatus’
Variegated Purple-Flowered Cotoneaster

€8,95

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Shrub
Crinodendron hookerianum
Chile Lantern Tree

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Perennial, Bulb
Crocosmia ‘Emberglow’
Montbretia 'Emberglow'

€8,95

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Conifer
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans Viridis’
Japanese Cedar 'Elegans Viridis'

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Conifer, Shrub
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Globosa Nana’
Japanese Cedar 'Globosa Nana'

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Conifer, Tree
× Cupressocyparis leylandii ‘Castlewellan Gold’
Leyland Cypress 'Castlewellan'

From €256,95

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Conifer, Tree
× Cupressocyparis leylandii ‘Gold Rider’
Leyland Cypress 'Gold Rider'

From €12,95

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Conifer, Tree
Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Wilma’
Monterey Cypress 'Wilma'

From €6,95

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Tree
Cupressus sempervirens
Italian Cypress

€152,95

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Conifer, Tree
Cupressus sempervirens ‘Pyramidalis’
Italian Cypress Stricta Group

From €76,95

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Conifer
Cupressus sempervirens ‘Totem Pole’
Italian Cypress 'Totem Pole'

From €57,95

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Conifer, Tree
× Cupressocyparis leylandii
Leyland Cypress

From €17,95

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