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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4ft Mature Kilmarnock Willow | 5L Pot | Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock'
4ft Mature Kilmarnock Willow | 5L Pot | Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock' [TR1277]
4ft Mature Kilmarnock Willow | 5L Pot | Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock'
New
£52.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
In Stock
5ft Silver Birch Tree | 9L Pot | Betula pendula
5ft Silver Birch Tree | 9L Pot | Betula pendula [TR01359L]
5ft Silver Birch Tree | 9L Pot | Betula pendula
6 reviews
£47.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
In Stock
5ft Snake Bark Acer | 9L Pot | Acer DavidiiGeorge Forrest'
5ft Snake Bark Acer | 9L Pot | Acer DavidiiGeorge Forrest' [TR0132]
5ft Snake Bark Acer | 9L Pot | Acer DavidiiGeorge Forrest'
1 review
£58.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
In Stock
5ft Evergreen Oak Tree | 9L Pot | Quercus ilex
5ft Evergreen Oak Tree | 9L Pot | Quercus ilex [TR0189]
5ft Evergreen Oak Tree | 9L Pot | Quercus ilex
£47.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
In Stock
5ft Photinia Tree | 'Little Red Robin' | Half Standard |15L Pot
5ft Photinia Tree | 'Little Red Robin' | Half Standard |15L Pot [TR8756918L]
5ft Photinia Tree | 'Little Red Robin' | Half Standard |15L Pot
New
£104.99
Available to order from 14/5/2021
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma | 1L
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma | 1L [PL9761]
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma | 1L
£6.99
Available to order from 18/5/2021
Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet | 1L
Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet | 1L [PL9730]
Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet | 1L
£6.99
Available to order from 18/5/2021
Thuja occidentalis Golden Smaragd | 1L
Thuja occidentalis Golden Smaragd | 1L [PL9745]
Thuja occidentalis Golden Smaragd | 1L
£6.99
Available to order from 18/5/2021
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
£235.99
Available from Mid July 2021
Red Sentinel Crabapple Tree | 9L Pot | Malus x robusta 'Red Sentinel'
Red Sentinel Crabapple Tree | 9L Pot | Malus x robusta 'Red Sentinel' [TR01639L]
Red Sentinel Crabapple Tree | 9L Pot | Malus x robusta 'Red Sentinel'
8 reviews
£47.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
In Stock
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
£69.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
In Stock
5ft Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Exburiensis' | 12L Pot | By Frank P Matthews™
5ft Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Exburiensis' | 12L Pot | By Frank P Matthews™ [TR072812L]
5ft Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Exburiensis' | 12L Pot | By Frank P Matthews™
New
£80.99
Available to order from August 2021
Butterball Crabapple Tree | 12L Pot | Malus 'Butterball' By Frank P Matthews™
Butterball Crabapple Tree | 12L Pot | Malus 'Butterball' By Frank P Matthews™ [TR015312L]
Butterball Crabapple Tree | 12L Pot | Malus 'Butterball' By Frank P Matthews™
New
£73.99
Available to order from August 2021
Laura™ Crabapple Tree | 12L Pot | Malus 'Laura' | By Frank P Matthews™
Laura™ Crabapple Tree | 12L Pot | Malus 'Laura' | By Frank P Matthews™ [TR073812L]
Laura™ Crabapple Tree | 12L Pot | Malus 'Laura' | By Frank P Matthews™
1 review
£73.99
Available to order from August 2021
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Snow White | 1L
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Snow White | 1L [PL9757]
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Snow White | 1L
£6.99
Available to order from 18/5/2021
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma | 7L
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma | 7L [PL9829]
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma | 7L
£26.99
Available to order from 18/5/2021
Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet | 7L
Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet | 7L [PL9803]
Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet | 7L
£26.99
Available to order from 18/5/2021
Juniperus squamata Blue Star | 1L
Juniperus squamata Blue Star | 1L [PL9731]
Juniperus squamata Blue Star | 1L
£6.99
Available to order from 18/5/2021
Juniperus squamata Holger | 1L
Juniperus squamata Holger | 1L [PL9746]
Juniperus squamata Holger | 1L
£6.99
5-10 Working Days
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Platycladus orientalis Aurea Nana | 1L
Platycladus orientalis Aurea Nana | 1L [PL9729]
Platycladus orientalis Aurea Nana | 1L
£6.99
5-10 Working Days
In Stock
Taxus baccata | 1L
Taxus baccata | 1L [PL9760]
Taxus baccata | 1L
£6.99
Available to order from 18/5/2021
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold | 1L
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold | 1L [PL9755]
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold | 1L
£6.99
Despatched Today
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Thuja occidentalis Rheingold | 9cm
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold | 9cm [PL9722]
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold | 9cm
£5.99
5-10 Working Days
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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
£64.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
In Stock
5ft Golden Bamboo Trough Planter | Phyllostachys aurea
5ft Golden Bamboo Trough Planter | Phyllostachys aurea [PL300760L]
5ft Golden Bamboo Trough Planter | Phyllostachys aurea
£167.99
Available to order from 12/5/2021
5ft Green Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys bissetii
5ft Green Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys bissetii [PL3002]
5ft Green Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys bissetii
5 reviews
£54.99
Available to order from 14/5/2021
5ft Black Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys nigra
5ft Black Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys nigra [PL3003]
5ft Black Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys nigra
11 reviews
£79.99
Available to order from 29/5/2021
5ft 'Spectabilis' Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis'
5ft 'Spectabilis' Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis' [PL1904]
5ft 'Spectabilis' Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis'
6 reviews
£54.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
In Stock
2ft Fargesia rufa Bamboo | 10L Pot
2ft Fargesia rufa Bamboo | 10L Pot [PL190615L]
2ft Fargesia rufa Bamboo | 10L Pot
4 reviews
£45.99
Available to order from 14/5/2021
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'
New
£52.99
Available to order from 12/5/2021
5ft Golden Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys aurea
5ft Golden Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys aurea [PL300710L]
5ft Golden Bamboo | 10L Pot | Phyllostachys aurea
3 reviews
£54.99
Available to order from 14/5/2021
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'
New
£193.99
Available to order from 29/5/2021
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
£47.99
Available from early June 2021
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'
New
£129.99
Available to order from 29/5/2021
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'
£132.99
Available to order from 29/5/2021
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
£42.99
Available to order from 12/5/2021
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
£47.99
Available from Mid June 2022
5ft Common Beech | 9L Pot | Fagus sylvatica
5ft Common Beech | 9L Pot | Fagus sylvatica [TR0146]
5ft Common Beech | 9L Pot | Fagus sylvatica
£47.99
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
£47.99
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
£47.99
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
£35.99
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
£47.99
Available from Early June 2021
Taxus baccata Standishii | 5L
Taxus baccata Standishii | 5L [PL9830]
Taxus baccata Standishii | 5L
£28.99
Available to order from 18/5/2021
Juniperus squamata Blue Star | 7L
Juniperus squamata Blue Star | 7L [PL9804]
Juniperus squamata Blue Star | 7L
£26.99
Available to order from 18/5/2021
6ft Winter Jasmine | 10L Pot | 'Jasminium nudiflorum'
6ft Winter Jasmine | 10L Pot | 'Jasminium nudiflorum' [PL1367110L]
6ft Winter Jasmine | 10L Pot | 'Jasminium nudiflorum'
£52.99
Available to order from 12/5/2021
4ft Magnolia grandiflora Gallisoniensis | 25L Pot
4ft Magnolia grandiflora Gallisoniensis | 25L Pot [TR062825L]
4ft Magnolia grandiflora Gallisoniensis | 25L Pot
New
£155.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
In Stock
Juniperus horizontalis Lime Glow | 1L
Juniperus horizontalis Lime Glow | 1L [PL9749]
Juniperus horizontalis Lime Glow | 1L
£6.99
Available to order from 18/5/2021
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
£22.99
Available to order from 29/5/2021
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 to order from August 2021
Thuja occidentalis Golden Tuffet | 1L
Thuja occidentalis Golden Tuffet | 1L [PL9742]
Thuja occidentalis Golden Tuffet | 1L
£6.99
5-10 Working Days
In Stock
5ft 'Trewithen Blue' Californian Lilac Tree | 12L Pot | Ceanothus arb 'Trewithen Blue' | By Frank P Matthews™
5ft 'Trewithen Blue' Californian Lilac Tree | 12L Pot | Ceanothus arb 'Trewithen Blue' | By Frank P Matthews™ [TR1462]
5ft 'Trewithen Blue' Californian Lilac Tree | 12L Pot | Ceanothus arb 'Trewithen Blue' | By Frank P Matthews™
£73.99
Available to order from August 2021
5x Silver Birch - Betula pendula - 45-60cm - Bare-root (Pack of 5 Plants)
5x Silver Birch - Betula pendula - 45-60cm - Bare-root (Pack of 5 Plants) [PL36037]
5x Silver Birch - Betula pendula - 45-60cm - Bare-root (Pack of 5 Plants)
£14.99
Currently Unavailable
25x Silver Birch - Betula pendula - 60-90cm - Bare-root (Pack of 25 Plants)
25x Silver Birch - Betula pendula - 60-90cm - Bare-root (Pack of 25 Plants) [PL36038]
25x Silver Birch - Betula pendula - 60-90cm - Bare-root (Pack of 25 Plants)
£35.99
Currently Unavailable
5X 9cm Pots Holly Hedging (20-30cm) 'Ilex Aquifolium'
5X 9cm Pots Holly Hedging (20-30cm) 'Ilex Aquifolium' [PL51012A]
5X 9cm Pots Holly Hedging (20-30cm) 'Ilex Aquifolium'
New
£41.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
In Stock
5X Viburnum Tinus / Laurustinus Hedging 15-20cm - 9cm Pot
5X Viburnum Tinus / Laurustinus Hedging 15-20cm - 9cm Pot [PL51021A]
5X Viburnum Tinus / Laurustinus Hedging 15-20cm - 9cm Pot
New
£32.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
In Stock
2m Leyland Cypress Hedging | 20-30cm | 'Cupressus leylandii' | 5 x 9cm Pots
2m Leyland Cypress Hedging | 20-30cm | 'Cupressus leylandii' | 5 x 9cm Pots [PL51022A]
2m Leyland Cypress Hedging | 20-30cm | 'Cupressus leylandii' | 5 x 9cm Pots
New
£29.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
In Stock
5X Leyland Cypress Hedging 20-30cm 'Cupressus Leylandii 'Castlewellan Gold' - 9cm Pot
5X Leyland Cypress Hedging 20-30cm 'Cupressus Leylandii 'Castlewellan Gold' - 9cm Pot [PL51023A]
5X Leyland Cypress Hedging 20-30cm 'Cupressus Leylandii 'Castlewellan Gold' - 9cm Pot
New
£29.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
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5X Leyland Cypress Hedging 20-30cm 'Cupressocyparis Leylandii' Haggerston Grey' - 9cm Pot
5X Leyland Cypress Hedging 20-30cm 'Cupressocyparis Leylandii' Haggerston Grey' - 9cm Pot [PL51024A]
5X Leyland Cypress Hedging 20-30cm 'Cupressocyparis Leylandii' Haggerston Grey' - 9cm Pot
1 review
£29.99
Currently Unavailable
5X Christmas Box Hedging 10-15cm 'Sarcococca Confusa' - 9cm Pot
5X Christmas Box Hedging 10-15cm 'Sarcococca Confusa' - 9cm Pot [PL51043A]
5X Christmas Box Hedging 10-15cm 'Sarcococca Confusa' - 9cm Pot
New
£41.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
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10X Common Holly Hedging 20-30cm 'Ilex Aquifolium' - 9cm Pot
10X Common Holly Hedging 20-30cm 'Ilex Aquifolium' - 9cm Pot [PL51038]
10X Common Holly Hedging 20-30cm 'Ilex Aquifolium' - 9cm Pot
New
£58.99
3-5 Working Day Delivery
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