Winter in the garden does not need to be boring or lifeless! The garden in winter can be as beautiful as the rest of the year with a combination of interesting form and texture, by including many evergreens, deciduous and berry-bearing plants.
Evergreen Shrubs
Boxwood hedges
Golden Cypress (Chamaecyperis)
Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata)
Juniper
Holly
Oregon Grape (Mahonia) - purple berries, early yellow flowers
Pieris
Pyracantha
Groundcovers
Cotoneaster
English Ivy (Hedera helix)
Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
Winter Heather
Trees with Interesting Bark
Arbutus - red bark
Birch - white peeling bark
Elegant Dogwood (Cornus spp.) - red or yellow stems
Japanese Kerria - yellow or green stems
Maples - red bark
Salix 'Tortuosa' - twisted branches
Perennials
Bergenia
Blue Fescue
Carex Grasses
Christmas Rose (Hellebores)
Evergreen Ferns
Hardy Bamboo
Hardy Cyclamen
Italium Arum
Miscanthus Grass
Red Epimedium
Winter Aconite
Yucca
Winter Berries
Beauty Berry (Callicarpa spp.) - white or purple berries
Cotoneaster - red berries
Holly - red berries
Pernnetya (Gaultheria mucronata) - pink or white berries
Add ornaments, containers and statuary to create a focal point in your winter garden; situate in a spot where they can be viewed from a window.