Best Ways To Create A Colourful Winter Garden This Season

Winter can be a drab season, with its constantly cold temperatures and grey skies, but this doesn’t have to be the case for your garden. Although many plants go into their dormant phase during the winter, there are some clever ways you can add colour to your garden this season.

At Beautiful Spaces, we believe that your garden deserves the best no matter the weather and we are sharing some of the best ways you can create a colourful winter garden this season, so you can experience some joy every day.

In this blog post, we are sharing some of the best plants to create a colourful winter garden and landscaping tips to help your outdoor space thrive as the season progresses.

Top Five Plants For A Colourful Winter Garden

The best way to add colour to your garden is through plants, and this can be done no matter the weather. While the winter is a dormant period for many plants and flowers, this does not apply to all of them.

Using our expertise as gardeners, we can recommend the following five plants to bring some colour to your winter garden and create an environment that thrives all season long:

1) Winterberry

Winterberry shrubs are a great choice for your colourful winter garden due to the bright red berries which are revealed once the shrub loses its leaves in the autumn.

Not only do these berries look great against the stark winter background, but they also attract birds to add more interest and colour to your winter garden. Winterberry can be used as a hedge or in mixed borders for seasonal interest in your winter garden.

2) Heathers 

Heathers are a staple to a colourful winter garden with their pink and purple flowers, adding warmth and vibrancy to the landscape even when the weather grows colder and grey. Heathers are an easy plant to add to your garden, as they are low-growing and ideal for rockeries, containers, or borders.

3) Hellebores (Christmas Rose)

Hellebores, also known as the Christmas Rose, is a staple of the season and a magical way to create a colourful winter garden as they bloom from late winter well into spring. These flowers come in shades from white and pink to a beautiful deep purple making them a staple in your garden all year round.

They are also ideal for those seeking a low-maintenance option, as they are evergreen and resistant to harsh weather conditions so will thrive no matter the weather.

4) Cyclamen

Cyclamen can be planted in pots or a ground flower bed to create a colourful winter garden no matter what kind of space you have available. Cyclamen comes in a range of colours, including pink, red and white and brings additional visual interest through their marbled leaves.

5) Winter Jasmine

Winter Jasmine is a staple for your colourful winter garden with its cheerful yellow flowers and is very easy to add vibrancy to the landscape no matter what space you have available. As it is a climbing plant, Winter Jasmine can easily cover walls and trellises adding interest as the season progresses.

This is a hardy plant that requires minimal maintenance, even in the harsh winter weather, so is suitable for gardners of all abilities.

Landscaping Tips For Your Colourful Winter Garden

Now that you have chosen the flowers for your colourful winter garden, it is time to incorporate them in a fun garden design that will last all year long.

Using our expertise and passion as gardeners, we are sharing some of the best ways you can make the most out of your garden this season and enhance your garden design with these plants, including:

• Varying Heights and Textures: You can create depth in your garden by incorporating plants of different heights and textures. For example, use taller shrubs like winter jasmine as the backdrop of your colourful winter garden and layering this with mid-height plants, like heathers, before finishing with low-growing cyclamen.
• Coordinating Colours: Choose complimenting colours for your plants, such as pairing the cool tones of hellebores with the fiery hues of a winterberry shrub for contrast, to design a harmonious colourful winter garden that looks great all season long.
• Plan for Year-Round Interest: Although you are focusing on creating a colourful winter garden right now, it is a good idea to keep the future in the back of your mind so you can maintain this appeal even as the weather changes. For example, incorporate perennials and seasonal plants so there will always be visual interest in your garden.

Conclusion

Winter does not have to be a drab season for your garden if you carefully consider the plants you use in the design. These five plants are a great addition to your winter garden, creating a colourful environment that you can enjoy as the season progresses and adding some vibrancy to the everyday.

At Beautiful Spaces, we believe that your garden deserves the best no matter the weather. We are a team of skilled and passionate gardeners who deliver a range of services to design, maintain and plan your outdoor space all year round.

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