J.Parker's Ireland

J.Parker's Ireland: bulbs and garden plants with direct sales

J.Parker's Ireland is a nursery with an online shop specialising in the sale of flower bulbs and garden plants with direct home delivery. Its catalogue is organised into major product families —bulbs, perennials, shrubs, roses, fruit trees, seeds and tools— and combines classic varieties with less common ones, as well as selections awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

Flower bulbs: tulips, daffodils and less common varieties

The range of bulbs and tubers is one of the cornerstones of the assortment. For tulips, Darwin Hybrid, double, Triumph, Viridiflora, single early, botanical and rare or unusual varieties are offered, along with mixtures and collections. For daffodils (Narcissus), the categories include Cyclamineus, double, Jonquilla, miniature rockery, multi-headed, tall and trumpet & cupped, as well as collections and mixtures. The catalogue is completed with alliums, anemones, camassias, crocus, eremurus, erythroniums, fritillarias, hyacinths, irises, muscari and snowdrops.

The selection can be filtered by use: bulbs for borders, for fragrance, for naturalising, for pots, for shade and for pollinators, among other categories.

Perennials, shrubs and roses

The perennials section includes varieties such as agapanthus, anemone, aster, astilbe, astrantia, aubrieta, bergenia, campanula, catananche, convallaria, coreopsis, delphinium, digitalis, echinacea, epimedium, eryngium, euphorbia, ferns, gaura, geranium, helenium, hellebore, hemerocallis, heuchera, hosta, iris, kniphofia, liatris, lupins, monarda, ornamental grasses, paeonia, papaver, phlox, salvia, scabious and sedum. They are sold both potted and bare root, and there are collections and the Pick & Mix option.

For shrubs, varieties covered include acers, buddleja, chaenomeles, clematis, cornus, daphne, euonymus, gardenia, heather, ivy, hydrangea, jasmine and trachelospermum, lavender, lonicera, magnolia, parthenocissus, philadelphus, pieris, potentilla, rhododendron, skimmia, spiraea and viburnum, with filters by season of interest, size (dwarf and medium) and climbing type. Roses are offered bare root or potted and by type: climbing, floribunda, hybrid tea and collections.

Fruit trees, seeds and growing accessories

The fruit section covers fruit trees (apple, cherry, plum, pear and others) and soft fruit such as blueberries, currants, gooseberries, raspberries, rhubarb and strawberries. In seeds, a distinction is made between flower, fruit and vegetable, herb and perennial seeds, with annual and biennial options, for cut flowers, fragrant and for pollinators, as well as mixtures, growing kits and sowing tools.

The catalogue is completed with garden tools (gloves, hand tools, plant labels, sowing tools and other accessories) and specific feeds for bedding plants, bulbs, fruit and vegetables, perennials, roses and shrubs.

Combined purchasing and savings

The shop applies multi-buy formulas: on seeds, purchasing five packs allows you to get the cheapest one free; on selected 9 cm shrubs, spending €50 on the shrub Pick & Mix gives you a 10% discount. There are also Pick & Mix options for bulbs, perennials, seeds, shrubs and tulips.

Planting inspiration and garden styles

The site groups suggestions by garden style (cottage, meadow, north or south facing, urban, Japanese, gravel and wildlife) and by space (beds and borders, pots, ground cover, climbers for walls and fences, raised beds and small gardens). It also offers seasonal selections, new this season and a section on what to plant now, with special attention to RHS award-winning plants and those included in the RHS Plants for Pollinators programme.