Winter structure ideas

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Looking for simple ideas to add winter structure. I have the odd evergreen, and thinking about box. What have you lot done that you love. Are there any plants with great seedheads that would last. I'm up for all ideas. Thanks

Dogwood is good for winter structure and good colour. Following for more ideas.

my hydrangeas look good all winter with the flowers staying on as dry flowers.

Also Hellebores and holly and a winter camellia

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I was also wondering about structure that wasn't planting last night. Last time I visited Chelsea ( years ago) lots of the gardens had a focal point. I may investigate. In other news I have decided to order a few trees, this should help the lack of height in the garden. I hope.

Teazels are great for winter structure. Technically they are a wild plant, but seeds can be bought.
One self seeded next to my pond a couple of years ago and the dead structure has only just disintegrated this summer.

Just read your second post. We have a solar tiered fountain in the centre of our courtyard as a focal feature.

Box is not a good idea. It's recently acquired a new pest, a fungus I think.The RHS has been busy advising on alternatives.

I bought a hellebore today. It's small but it's evergreen, and it says that it will flower throughout winter

My obelisk looked great with a sharp frost on it last year!

It will have sweet peas up it again in the spring, but it definitely breaks that bed up a bit and keeps the idea of different heights.

I'm on an azalea planting mission at the minute. They have a lovely, evergreen habit and their early spring colours are a sight to behold if you can create a continuous wave or drift of them. Then when the herbaceous stuff comes out, they just sit underneath it all. Then when it all dies back, they're there.

We also have yew columns which are glorious. And a prunus autumalis which is covered in blossom all winter.

I don't think it's worth planting box at the moment - the box moth caterpillars are decimating everything and they are so prevalent.

Thanks @MereDintofPandiculation and @ElizabethinherGermanGarden. Noted regarding box, I have instead got a couple of yew saplings which with a bit of time I will clip in to a ball ( this will be quicker than box anyway). I am also going to invest in some plants that produce cool seedheads as suggested. Thinking thistle of some kind, allium, poppies, and a couple of others maybe some grass. Lastly I fancy a couple of dwarf conifers and maybe Hebe. Although really fancy a conifer juniper skyrocket, but that may have to wait. Thanks for the help all. @AlwaysOnAbloodyDiet that is a beautiful hellebore.

I grew a cardoon earlier this year and have cut off some of the tatty leaves but the flower / seedhead itself is still there and I think it stays through winter although haven't tested this yet. It's about 6 foot tall and I love it. I also have a euonymus. Actually I have a few - I use them instead of box - but the green spire is tall and evergreen and very pleasing to look at.

We use rhododendrons, camellias and flowering cherries (autumnalis) for winter interest.

I would not plant box due to box blight. Something like choisya or viburnum would be an alternative. I use grasses and seed heads for winter structure, plus a few evergreens like garrya, camellia and eucalyptus.