Top ten plants to frame your front door

This evergreen has wonderful marble effect on the leaves with green and cream markings. When the leaves are young, they are bright pink, bringing vibrancy and fun to the mix, before turning marbled green. The colours provide structure all year round and the compact growth makes it a perfect contender for topiary plants to frame your front door.

The new leaves of this plant are blotted pink and white, fading to green as they mature. The slightly drooped appearance of the branches gives an informal and relaxed feel, for a warm welcome. Yellow catkins bloom in spring before the leaves for added texture and interest.

The slow-growing, bushy habit of this lilac has dark green leaves that are joined by small lilac-pink flowers in spring and summer that have a lovely scent. This small tree is very versatile, lending itself to beds and borders as well as in pretty planters on you front steps.

For structure at your front door all year round, this small bushy evergreen shrub has rounded leaves with variegated green and cream markings. They are a good option as a wall shrub too. When pruned into a rounded form, they look striking and are a fantastic choice as a welcome to guests.

The narrow mid-green leaves of this deciduous shrub are edged with cream markings, adding depth to the foliage. When the light pink, funnel-shaped flowers bloom in spring, they’ll add some charm to your front door. Pollinators will be sure to appreciate these blooms too.

This evergreen shrub had long, leathery leaves that are aromatic and are also great in cooking. What’s more, the flowers that bloom in spring are popular with pollinators, and the glossy black berries that grow in autumn give extra interest. So, it’s an all-round winner.

This is a fantastic upright conifer with fragrant blue-green foliage that brings structure all year. The columnar shape makes it perfect to frame a doorway, adding height to either side of the entrance.

From late summer to autumn the blue-purple flowers bloom with red centres, for beautiful depth. They add elegance to the display, complementing the dark green leaves. They are well suited to a countryside or cottage style home.

Next is a bushy evergreen shrub that has dark green leaves that are joined by panicles of red buds that open up as fragrant white blooms in spring. The compact growth makes it well suited to sit in a statement pot next to your front door where pollinators will pay it a visit.

Lastly is a compact evergreen shrub that has leathery leaves that are margined with a yellow-cream line. The clusters of pink flowers bloom from pink buds, that have a delightful fragrance which is a joy to smell when walking through your front door in spring.