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 ...

Viburnum is a versatile plant which provides interest at a difficult time of the year, with some species like Viburnum tinus displaying both flowers and colourful berries from October to March ...

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.