Ideas for winter interest please

[janetsflower]

I have a fabulous new circular border to plant up, about 3 metres diameter and i have lots of holly hocks, redhot pokers, erygnium,liatris, echinacea to put in it but obviously these are all summer plantsand will vanish via winter, does anyone have any suggestions please for other plants to add that will provided year long interest/winter interest, i will stick some spring bulbs in but can only think of hellebores and cyclamen for winter, any toher suggestions gratefully receied, thank you

[hammerman]

How about some winter bark colour....salix alba chermesina for a stunning orange bark and Cornus alba elegentissima with its red winter stems and variagated summer foliage.

Fatsia is nice all year round and i love some of the taller grasses such as miscanths zebrinus which are lovely in summer then the dead leaves and seed heads hang around all winter giving some lovely movement in the wind.

Mahonia and sarcococca will give some winter scent and are evergreen and there's a massive selection of conifers for every occasion..

[timconor]

As well as the first suggestions I would add the Calicarpa 'Profusion'. Not much interest in the summer but in the winter gives a dazzling display of metallic purple berries.