{"id":576,"date":"2011-12-23T12:31:20","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T12:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/?p=576"},"modified":"2019-08-08T11:00:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T11:00:51","slug":"winter-shrubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/winter-shrubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Trees and Shrubs for Winter Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Karen Mariconda
\n<\/strong>When designing and planting new trees and shrubs in the garden it is important to consider what these will look like throughout the seasons.
\nHere are a few of the very best trees for interest during the cold winter months.\u00a0 These deciduous trees are well-known for their majestic stems and bark which stand out beautifully when their foliage has fallen in late autumn:-<\/p>\n

Betula Utilis Jacquemontii
\n<\/a><\/strong>The bright white stems of these elegant trees mean that the trees look wonderful at any time of year.\u00a0 They can be under-planted particularly with red or purple architectural evergreen shrubs such as Phormium Tenax Purpurea<\/a> to create this magnificent effect.<\/p>\n

\"Betula<\/a>

Betula Jacquemontii MultiStemmed planted with Phormium Purpurea<\/p><\/div>\n

Cornus Sanguinea Winter Beauty<\/strong>
\nA flowering shrub which has interest throughout the year \u2013 particularly in late autumn and winter.\u00a0 The foliage changes colour to bright orange and reds and then flowers prolifically with white fluffy flowers.\u00a0 The stems are always red but seem to take on a more vibrant effect over the winter months once it has lost its foliage.<\/p>\n

\"Cornus

Prunus Serrulata Multi Stemmed | Cornus Winter Beauty<\/p><\/div>\n

Prunus Serrulata<\/strong>
\n<\/a>This tree is useful for any garden as it does not get too large.\u00a0 Maximum height generally around 4m.\u00a0 The pink\/copper coloured bark is glossy and stands\u00a0 out well in the winter months when frost is on the ground.\u00a0 With white flowers in summer and change of foliage colour in autumn this\u00a0 is a particularly versatile ornamental tree for any season.<\/p>\n

Pleached Carpinus Betulus<\/strong>
\nThese pleached hornbeam trees<\/a> have been trained on a tall framed to be used as a \u201chedge\u201d above the fence line.\u00a0 The leaves generally keep their form in the winter months and change to an orange\/brown.<\/p>\n

\"Pleached<\/a>

Pleached Hornbeam Trees – Winter Colour<\/p><\/div>\n

Favourite Evergreen Trees with Winter Interest<\/strong>
\nThere are many Trees and Shrubs of interest throughout winter \u2013 I have chosen just a couple of my favourite evergreen trees which always keep their shape even during the harshest of the seasons:-<\/p>\n

Magnolia Grandiflora<\/strong>
\n<\/a>The only evergreen magnolia its large leathery leaves are copper coloured underneath and this gives the tree a slightly tropical look during the winter although it is of course fully hardy.<\/p>\n

Topiary Trees – Ilex Aquifolium<\/strong>
\nThese very bushy topiary holly trees<\/a> will remind everyone Christmas is approaching as soon as the bright red berries appear in mid-Winter.<\/p>\n

\"Topiary<\/a>

Topiary Holly Trees with Berries<\/p><\/div>\n

The Woodland Trust<\/a> recommends planting trees in our gardens to help the environment and to help wildlife. For advice with choosing trees or shrubs please do not hesitate to contact us or visit our Plant Centre in North London UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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