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.

Shrub
Phormium ‘Gold Sword’
Flax Lily 'Gold Sword'

€14,95

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Perennial
Phormium ‘Jester’
Flax Lily 'Jester'

From €16,95

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Perennial
Phormium ‘Platt’s Black’
Flax Lily 'Platt's Black'

From €12,95

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Shrub
Phormium ‘Red Sensation’
Flax Lily 'Red Sensation'

€16,95

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Shrub
Phormium tenax ‘Sundowner’
Flax Lily 'Sundowner'

From €12,95

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Shrub
Photinia × fraseri ‘Chico’
Christmas Berry 'Chico'

From €16,95

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Shrub, Tree
Photinia × fraseri ‘Louise’
Christmas Berry 'Louise'

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Bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea
Fish-Pole Bamboo

From €77,95

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Bamboo
Phyllostachys aureosulcata
Golden Groove Bamboo

€149,95

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Bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra
Black Bamboo

From €108,95

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Bamboo
Phyllostachys vivax ‘Aureocaulis’
Golden Chinese Timber Bamboo

€142,95

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Shrub
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Amber Jubilee’
Ninebark 'Amber Jubilee'

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Shrub
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diable d’Or’
Ninebark 'Diable D'or'

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Shrub
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Lady in Red’
Ninebark 'Lady In Red'

€12,95

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Shrub
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Little Joker’
Ninebark 'Little Joker'

From €12,95

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Conifer, Shrub
Picea abies ‘Little Gem’
Norway Spruce 'Little Gem'

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Conifer, Shrub
Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’
Norway Spruce 'Nidiformis'

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Conifer, Tree
Picea abies ‘Will’s Zwerg’
Norway Spruce 'Wills Zwerg'

From €55,95

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Conifer
Picea glauca ‘Perfecta’
White Spruce 'Perfecta'

€91,95

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Conifer, Tree
Picea glauca var. albertiana ‘Sander’s Blue’
Alberta Spruce 'Sander's Blue'

From €80,95

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