How to create the winter garden of your dreams

From frost-hardy plants to bright-coloured foliage, here's how to grow a winter wonderland outside your own home

Many gardeners dream of creating the perfect winter garden. Picture: Alamy/PA

The garden doesn’t have to be devoid of colour, scent or structure during the winter months — if you know what plants to add.

So says Jonathan Webster, RHS garden curator. “It’s a balance of evergreen structural plants, whether it’s shrubs or conifers,” he says.