Winter planter ideas

[wowfudge]

I have a raised trough I'd like to plant up for winter interest. I wanted to do all white flowers with paper whites coming up in spring, some trailing ivy, etc. But, I can't actually find the plants I'd need - everywhere seems to be out of stock. Any ideas for what I could do instead?

I would be white pansies, violas and cyclamen. Maybe some white winter heather too. Have a look at J Parker bulbs, they seem to have stock left.

Do you have a Homebase? Ours has trays and trays of winter bedding. Sainsbos, too.

Lidl have hellebores in at the moment, £7.99 for a tray of six.

Thanks for tips - that's my Saturday morning taken care of! The only Homebase is miles away, but there are a couple of garden centres - including Parker's - within a sensible distance and a Lidl too.

Are garden centres open at the moment then? I was hoping to get some pansies and violas but everywhere I looked online was out of stock. I assumed garden centre and gardening but of B&Q was closed during lockdown

Garden centres are currently open.

Ah brill thank you.

I’m after low maintenance winter colour in a trough - not anything that’s going to need deadheading all the time as I’ll only be at my Mum’s to do it every two weeks. What are the lowest maintenance options that are currently in flower and will keep flowering for the next couple of months?

Thanks

Pansies are great for colour through the winter. Plant with some winter bulbs tucked between them - narcissi, daffodils and muscari would look lovely.

Many thanks @wowfudge