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.

Conifer, Tree
Pinus pinea
Stone Pine

From €46,95

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Tree, Conifer
Pinus thunbergii ‘Thunderhead’
Japanese Black Pine 'Thunderhead'

€90,95

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Greenhouse Plant, Shrub
Pittosporum eugenioides ‘Variegatum’
Variegated Tarata

From €7,95

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Shrub
Pittosporum tenuifolium
Tawhiwhi

From €11,95

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Shrub
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Elizabeth’
Tawhiwhi 'Elizabeth'

From €7,95

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Shrub
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Irene Paterson’
Tawhiwhi 'Irene Paterson'

From €10,95

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Shrub
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Silver Magic’
Tawhiwhi 'Silver Magic'

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Tree
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Silver Sheen’
Tawhiwhi 'Silver Sheen'

From €10,95

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Shrub
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Stevens Island’
Tawhiwhi 'Stevens Island'

From €15,95

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Shrub
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Victoria’
Tawhiwhi 'Victoria'

€12,95

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Shrub
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Warnham Gold’
Tawhiwhi 'Warnham Gold'

From €7,95

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Shrub
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Wrinkled Blue’
Tawhiwhi 'Wrinkled Blue'

€46,95

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Conifer, Shrub
Platycladus orientalis ‘Aurea Nana’
Dwarf Golden Oriental Thuja

€158,95

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Conifer, Shrub, Tree
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Kusamaki

€46,95

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Perennial
Polemonium ‘Heaven Scent’
Jacob's Ladder 'Heaven Scent'

€12,95

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Fern
Polypodium vulgare
Common Polypody

€10,95

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Fern
Polystichum braunii
Braun's Holly Fern

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Fern
Polystichum munitum
Western Sword Fern

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Fern
Polystichum setiferum ‘Herrenhausen’
Soft Shield Fern 'Herrenhausen'

From €9,95

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Fern
Polystichum tsussimense
Korean Rock Fern

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