with some species like Viburnum tinus displaying both flowers and colourful berries from October to March,' says Mairi Devlin, B&Q’s head of horticulture. Next up on our list of the best shrubs ...

3. Evergreens Evergreen plants like leucothoe, nandina and Viburnum tinus also work well in containers at this time of year and provide great structure, Lawton suggests, while mahonia, Skimmia ...

This one makes a great specimen plant. A personal favorite, spring bouquet viburnum (V. tinus ‘Spring Bouquet’), attains a mature height of five to six feet with a three- to four-foot spread.