A gardening expert has shared his five favourite low-maintenance plants that will add colour and vibrancy to outdoor spaces over the upcoming winter months.
Ish, known to his 114,000 followers as gardening.with.ish, provided tips on caring for these hardy selections throughout the year.
Hebes can thrive in sunny spots as well as partial sun, producing amazing purple flowers from late summer to autumn.
These compact plants usually reach about one metre by one metre, making them easy to contain in the ground or pots.
The Sun Gold conifer, a slower-growing ground cover plant that grows only 5-10 centimetres per year, can be positioned at the front of borders to offer shape and texture.
Nandina provides evergreen foliage with bamboo-style aesthetics that can be contained in pots, changing colour throughout the year—displaying lovely reds and pinks in winter, yellows in spring, oranges in autumn, and greens in summer.
Choisia, an evergreen with fragrant white flowers in spring, can reach sizes of about two metres by two metres and is incredibly hardy and frost tolerant, loving full sun as well as partial sun.
Heucheras are shade-tolerant evergreens offering cute little flowers in late summer, available in greens, reds and deep purples.
The expert also suggested Hellebore, a low-growing evergreen plant offering bursts of white, red or pink flowers in winter—perfect for adding festive colour to gardens during the coldest months.
These plants require minimal maintenance whilst providing year-round interest and colour.
Ish, known to his 114,000 followers as gardening.with.ish, provided tips on caring for these hardy selections throughout the year.
Hebes can thrive in sunny spots as well as partial sun, producing amazing purple flowers from late summer to autumn.
These compact plants usually reach about one metre by one metre, making them easy to contain in the ground or pots.
The Sun Gold conifer, a slower-growing ground cover plant that grows only 5-10 centimetres per year, can be positioned at the front of borders to offer shape and texture.
Nandina provides evergreen foliage with bamboo-style aesthetics that can be contained in pots, changing colour throughout the year—displaying lovely reds and pinks in winter, yellows in spring, oranges in autumn, and greens in summer.
Choisia, an evergreen with fragrant white flowers in spring, can reach sizes of about two metres by two metres and is incredibly hardy and frost tolerant, loving full sun as well as partial sun.
Heucheras are shade-tolerant evergreens offering cute little flowers in late summer, available in greens, reds and deep purples.
The expert also suggested Hellebore, a low-growing evergreen plant offering bursts of white, red or pink flowers in winter—perfect for adding festive colour to gardens during the coldest months.
These plants require minimal maintenance whilst providing year-round interest and colour.