Peter Dowdall picks his winter favourites for the room outside 

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

A QUICK search for plants that provide winter colour will bring you a list of evergreens such as the conifers skimmia, euonymus and other plants which will provide winter foliage interest.

All of these certainly have a place in the garden bringing year-round foliage colour some with flowers and most, providing important places of refuge for birds hedgehogs and other beneficial wildlife in the garden.