Winter Interest Plants

Winter interest plants can be divided into four categories.

Evergreen plants provide year round structure to the garden, and conifers come into their own with tasteful hues of blue and green and twisting or classically upright habits.

Birch typifies the classic winter interest plant, but there are many other species with fantastic bark and stems. Willow and Dogwood both contain species with colourful stems, and are suitable for coppicing, which makes them ideal for small spaces. More exotic imports such as Acer palmatum, Eucalyptus and Tibetan Cherry are great, along with architectural specimens such as Corylus 'Contorta' and Salix 'Kilmarnock'.

Winter flowering plants are few and far between, but they make impressive specimens, and they do provide value to wildlife. Camellia japonica colours up right at the tail end of winter, but for mid-winter flowering plants Witch Hazel, Mahonia and Prunus 'Autumnalis' make excellent choices.

For long lasting berries, both Crabapple and Rowan trees' fruits last well into winter, but only Holly's fruits that will persist through the entire season.

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3ft Camellia 'Silver Anniversary' | 4L | Camellia japonica
3ft Camellia 'Silver Anniversary' | 4L | Camellia japonica [PL30149]
3ft Camellia 'Silver Anniversary' | 4L | Camellia japonica
7 reviews
£31.99
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3ft Camellia 'Lady Vansittart' | 4L | Camellia japonica
3ft Camellia 'Lady Vansittart' | 4L | Camellia japonica [PL30158]
3ft Camellia 'Lady Vansittart' | 4L | Camellia japonica
1 review
£31.99
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2ft Helleborus 'Ice N' Roses White' | 4.5L Pot | By Helleborus Gold Collection
2ft Helleborus 'Ice N' Roses White' | 4.5L Pot | By Helleborus Gold Collection [PL52018]
2ft Helleborus 'Ice N' Roses White' | 4.5L Pot | By Helleborus Gold Collection
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2ft Helleborus 'Ice N' Roses Picotee' | 4.5L Pot | By Helleborus Gold Collection
2ft Helleborus 'Ice N' Roses Picotee' | 4.5L Pot | By Helleborus Gold Collection [PL52019]
2ft Helleborus 'Ice N' Roses Picotee' | 4.5L Pot | By Helleborus Gold Collection
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2ft Helleborus 'Ice N' Roses Rose' | 4.5L Pot | By Helleborus Gold Collection
2ft Helleborus 'Ice N' Roses Rose' | 4.5L Pot | By Helleborus Gold Collection [PL52022]
2ft Helleborus 'Ice N' Roses Rose' | 4.5L Pot | By Helleborus Gold Collection
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£26.99
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2ft Helleborus 'Ice N' Roses Rosado' | 4.5L Pot | By Helleborus Gold Collection
2ft Helleborus 'Ice N' Roses Rosado' | 4.5L Pot | By Helleborus Gold Collection [PL52025]
2ft Helleborus 'Ice N' Roses Rosado' | 4.5L Pot | By Helleborus Gold Collection
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£26.99
3-5 Day Delivery
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2ft Sango-kaku Acer Tree | 7.5L Pot | Acer Palmatum
2ft Sango-kaku Acer Tree | 7.5L Pot | Acer Palmatum [TR070275L]
2ft Sango-kaku Acer Tree | 7.5L Pot | Acer Palmatum
1 review
£58.99
Available from Mid May 2021
4ft Golden Bamboo | 5L Pot | Phyllostachys aurea
4ft Golden Bamboo | 5L Pot | Phyllostachys aurea [PL30075L]
4ft Golden Bamboo | 5L Pot | Phyllostachys aurea
4 reviews
£48.99
Available to order from 25/3/2021
4ft 'Spectabilis' Bamboo | 5L Pot | Phyllostachys aureocaulis 'Spectabilis'
4ft 'Spectabilis' Bamboo | 5L Pot | Phyllostachys aureocaulis 'Spectabilis' [PL19045L]
4ft 'Spectabilis' Bamboo | 5L Pot | Phyllostachys aureocaulis 'Spectabilis'
3 reviews
£26.99
Available to order from 18/3/2021
5ft Golden Bamboo Trough Planter | Phyllostachys aurea
5ft Golden Bamboo Trough Planter | Phyllostachys aurea [PL300760L]
5ft Golden Bamboo Trough Planter | Phyllostachys aurea
£138.99
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7ft Green Bamboo | 18L Pot | Phyllostachys bissetii
7ft Green Bamboo | 18L Pot | Phyllostachys bissetii [PL300218L]
7ft Green Bamboo | 18L Pot | Phyllostachys bissetii
1 review
£64.99£85.99
Available to order from 12/3/2021
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6ft Green Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys bissetii
6ft Green Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys bissetii [PL3002]
6ft Green Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys bissetii
5 reviews
£44.99£83.99
Available to order from 15/3/2021
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6ft Black Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys nigra
6ft Black Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys nigra [PL3003]
6ft Black Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys nigra
11 reviews
£59.99£83.99
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6ft 'Spectabilis' Bamboo | 12L Pot | Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis'
6ft 'Spectabilis' Bamboo | 12L Pot | Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis' [PL1904]
6ft 'Spectabilis' Bamboo | 12L Pot | Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis'
6 reviews
£44.99£78.99
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2ft Fargesia rufa Bamboo | 10L Pot
2ft Fargesia rufa Bamboo | 10L Pot [PL190615L]
2ft Fargesia rufa Bamboo | 10L Pot
4 reviews
£37.99
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3ft Umbrella Bamboo | 10L Pot | Fargesia murieliae 'Jumbo'
3ft Umbrella Bamboo | 10L Pot | Fargesia murieliae 'Jumbo' [PL190710L]
3ft Umbrella Bamboo | 10L Pot | Fargesia murieliae 'Jumbo'
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6ft Umbrella Bamboo | 45L Pot | Fargesia murieliae 'Jumbo'
6ft Umbrella Bamboo | 45L Pot | Fargesia murieliae 'Jumbo' [PL190745L]
6ft Umbrella Bamboo | 45L Pot | Fargesia murieliae 'Jumbo'
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£138.99
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6ft Golden Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys aurea
6ft Golden Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys aurea [PL300710L]
6ft Golden Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys aurea
3 reviews
£39.99£75.99
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4ft Star Jasmine Trellis | 45L Trough | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides'
4ft Star Jasmine Trellis | 45L Trough | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides' [PL800745L]
4ft Star Jasmine Trellis | 45L Trough | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides'
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£159.99
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5ft Winter Flowering Cherry Blossom Tree | 9L Pot | Prunus x sub Autumnalis Rosea
5ft Winter Flowering Cherry Blossom Tree | 9L Pot | Prunus x sub Autumnalis Rosea [TR01839L]
5ft Winter Flowering Cherry Blossom Tree | 9L Pot | Prunus x sub Autumnalis Rosea
3 reviews
£42.99
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4ft Star Jasmine Trellis | 18L Trough | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides'
4ft Star Jasmine Trellis | 18L Trough | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides' [PL800718L]
4ft Star Jasmine Trellis | 18L Trough | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides'
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7ft Star Jasmine Climber | 10L Pot | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides'
7ft Star Jasmine Climber | 10L Pot | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides' [PL801110L]
7ft Star Jasmine Climber | 10L Pot | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides'
4 reviews
£54.99£63.99
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4ft Magnolia grandiflora Gallisoniensis | 25L Pot
4ft Magnolia grandiflora Gallisoniensis | 25L Pot [TR062825L]
4ft Magnolia grandiflora Gallisoniensis | 25L Pot
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5ft Star Jamine Cone | 26L Pot | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides'
5ft Star Jamine Cone | 26L Pot | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides' [TR1241]
5ft Star Jamine Cone | 26L Pot | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides'
£109.99£159.99
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5ft Star Jasmine Climber | 5L Pot | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides'
5ft Star Jasmine Climber | 5L Pot | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides' [PL80115L]
5ft Star Jasmine Climber | 5L Pot | 'Trachelospermum jasminoides'
4 reviews
£34.99
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4ft Green Bamboo | 5L Pot | Phyllostachys bissetii
4ft Green Bamboo | 5L Pot | Phyllostachys bissetii [PL30025L]
4ft Green Bamboo | 5L Pot | Phyllostachys bissetii
14 reviews
£26.99
Available to order from 12/3/2021
5ft Paper Birch Tree | 9L Pot | Betula Papyrifera
5ft Paper Birch Tree | 9L Pot | Betula Papyrifera [TR0134]
5ft Paper Birch Tree | 9L Pot | Betula Papyrifera
7 reviews
£42.99
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5ft Young's Weeping Birch Tree |9L Pot | Betula pendula 'Youngii'
5ft Young's Weeping Birch Tree |9L Pot | Betula pendula 'Youngii' [TR0136]
5ft Young's Weeping Birch Tree |9L Pot | Betula pendula 'Youngii'
4 reviews
£52.99
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5ft Common Beech | 9L Pot | Fagus sylvatica
5ft Common Beech | 9L Pot | Fagus sylvatica [TR0146]
5ft Common Beech | 9L Pot | Fagus sylvatica
£42.99
Available from Mid June 2021
Japanese Crabapple Tree | 9L Pot | Malus floribunda
Japanese Crabapple Tree | 9L Pot | Malus floribunda [TR01559L]
Japanese Crabapple Tree | 9L Pot | Malus floribunda
6 reviews
£42.99
Available from Early June 2021
Evereste Crabapple Tree | MM111 Vigorous Rootstock | 9L Pot | Malus 'Evereste'
Evereste Crabapple Tree | MM111 Vigorous Rootstock | 9L Pot | Malus 'Evereste' [TR01549L]
Evereste Crabapple Tree | MM111 Vigorous Rootstock | 9L Pot | Malus 'Evereste'
5 reviews
£42.99
Available from Early June 2021
5ft Rowan Tree | 9L Pot | Sorbus aucuparia / Mountain Ash
5ft Rowan Tree | 9L Pot | Sorbus aucuparia / Mountain Ash [TR05079L]
5ft Rowan Tree | 9L Pot | Sorbus aucuparia / Mountain Ash
41 reviews
£31.99
Available from early June 2021
Sun Rival Crabapple Tree | 9L Pot | Malus 'Sun Rival'
Sun Rival Crabapple Tree | 9L Pot | Malus 'Sun Rival' [TR01659L]
Sun Rival Crabapple Tree | 9L Pot | Malus 'Sun Rival'
3 reviews
£42.99
Available from Early June 2021
5ft Whitebeam Tree | 9L Pot | Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'
5ft Whitebeam Tree | 9L Pot | Sorbus aria 'Lutescens' [TR01979L]
5ft Whitebeam Tree | 9L Pot | Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'
3 reviews
£42.99
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3ft Kilmarnock Willow Tree | 4L Pot | Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock'
3ft Kilmarnock Willow Tree | 4L Pot | Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock' [TR0194]
3ft Kilmarnock Willow Tree | 4L Pot | Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock'
7 reviews
£37.99
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7ft Pink Pagoda' Rowan Tree | Sorbus hupehensis 'Pink Pagoda' | Half Standard | 18L Pot
7ft Pink Pagoda' Rowan Tree | Sorbus hupehensis 'Pink Pagoda' | Half Standard | 18L Pot [TR9918]
7ft Pink Pagoda' Rowan Tree | Sorbus hupehensis 'Pink Pagoda' | Half Standard | 18L Pot
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9ft Rowan Tree | Full Standard | 36L Pot | Sorbus aucuparia / Mountain Ash
9ft Rowan Tree | Full Standard | 36L Pot | Sorbus aucuparia / Mountain Ash [TR9922]
9ft Rowan Tree | Full Standard | 36L Pot | Sorbus aucuparia / Mountain Ash
£213.99
Available from Mid August 2021
9ft Cut Leaf Rowan Tree | Full Standard | 36L Pot | Sorbus aucuparia 'Asplenifolia'
9ft Cut Leaf Rowan Tree | Full Standard | 36L Pot | Sorbus aucuparia 'Asplenifolia' [TR9923]
9ft Cut Leaf Rowan Tree | Full Standard | 36L Pot | Sorbus aucuparia 'Asplenifolia'
£213.99
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Taxus baccata Standishii | 5L
Taxus baccata Standishii | 5L [PL9830]
Taxus baccata Standishii | 5L
£28.99
Available to order from 14/3/2021
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma | 7L
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma | 7L [PL9829]
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma | 7L
£26.99
5-10 Day Delivery
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Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet | 7L
Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet | 7L [PL9803]
Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet | 7L
£26.99
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Juniperus squamata Blue Star | 7L
Juniperus squamata Blue Star | 7L [PL9804]
Juniperus squamata Blue Star | 7L
£26.99
Available to order from 14/3/2021
3ft Camellia 'Nuccio's Pearl' | 10L Pot | Camellia japonica
3ft Camellia 'Nuccio's Pearl' | 10L Pot | Camellia japonica [TR1032]
3ft Camellia 'Nuccio's Pearl' | 10L Pot | Camellia japonica
1 review
£80.99
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3ft Camellia 'Nuccio's Pearl' | 7L Pot | Camellia japonica
3ft Camellia 'Nuccio's Pearl' | 7L Pot | Camellia japonica [TR1006]
3ft Camellia 'Nuccio's Pearl' | 7L Pot | Camellia japonica
2 reviews
£42.99
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6ft Winter Jasmine | 10L Pot | 'Jasminium nudiflorum'
6ft Winter Jasmine | 10L Pot | 'Jasminium nudiflorum' [PL1367110L]
6ft Winter Jasmine | 10L Pot | 'Jasminium nudiflorum'
£42.99
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Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet | 1L
Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet | 1L [PL9730]
Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet | 1L
£6.99
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Juniperus squamata Blue Star | 1L
Juniperus squamata Blue Star | 1L [PL9731]
Juniperus squamata Blue Star | 1L
£6.99
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Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma | 1L
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma | 1L [PL9761]
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma | 1L
£6.99
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Juniperus horizontalis Lime Glow | 1L
Juniperus horizontalis Lime Glow | 1L [PL9749]
Juniperus horizontalis Lime Glow | 1L
£6.99
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Juniperus squamata Holger | 1L
Juniperus squamata Holger | 1L [PL9746]
Juniperus squamata Holger | 1L
£6.99
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Thuja occidentalis Golden Smaragd | 1L
Thuja occidentalis Golden Smaragd | 1L [PL9745]
Thuja occidentalis Golden Smaragd | 1L
£6.99
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Thuja occidentalis Rheingold | 1L
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold | 1L [PL9755]
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold | 1L
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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Snow White | 1L
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Snow White | 1L [PL9757]
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Snow White | 1L
£6.99
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Thuja occidentalis Rheingold | 9cm
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold | 9cm [PL9722]
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold | 9cm
£5.99
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3ft Monterey Cypress 'Goldcrest' | 3L Pot | Cupressus Macrocarpa 'Goldcrest'
3ft Monterey Cypress 'Goldcrest' | 3L Pot | Cupressus Macrocarpa 'Goldcrest' [TR1010]
3ft Monterey Cypress 'Goldcrest' | 3L Pot | Cupressus Macrocarpa 'Goldcrest'
3 reviews
£18.99
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Platycladus orientalis Aurea Nana | 1L
Platycladus orientalis Aurea Nana | 1L [PL9729]
Platycladus orientalis Aurea Nana | 1L
£6.99
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Taxus baccata | 1L
Taxus baccata | 1L [PL9760]
Taxus baccata | 1L
£6.99
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7ft 'Spectabilis' Bamboo | 18L Pot | Phyllostachys aureocaulis 'Spectabilis'
7ft 'Spectabilis' Bamboo | 18L Pot | Phyllostachys aureocaulis 'Spectabilis' [PL190418L]
7ft 'Spectabilis' Bamboo | 18L Pot | Phyllostachys aureocaulis 'Spectabilis'
3 reviews
£85.99
Available to order from 12/3/2021
Toringo Scarlett™ Crabapple Tree | 12L Pot | Malus 'Toringo Scarlett' | By Frank P Matthews™
Toringo Scarlett™ Crabapple Tree | 12L Pot | Malus 'Toringo Scarlett' | By Frank P Matthews™ [TR073912L]
Toringo Scarlett™ Crabapple Tree | 12L Pot | Malus 'Toringo Scarlett' | By Frank P Matthews™
1 review
£73.99
Available from for delivery August 2021
Toringo Aros ® Crabapple Tree | 7L Pot | Malus 'Toringo Aros ®' | By Frank P Matthews™
Toringo Aros ® Crabapple Tree | 7L Pot | Malus 'Toringo Aros ®' | By Frank P Matthews™ [TR1207]
Toringo Aros ® Crabapple Tree | 7L Pot | Malus 'Toringo Aros ®' | By Frank P Matthews™
5 reviews
£63.99
Available from for delivery August 2021

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