Sarcococca confusa (2L) Christmas Box sold by Boma Garden Centre

The Christmas box is an evergreen shrub that will happily bring life to that garden’s shady, problematic corners. A low-growing compact shrub with large glossy foliage that provides the perfect foil for the white flowers to shine out against during the winter. White flowers are followed by ornamental dark blackberries that will last on the plant until spring. The Christmas box varieties on sale in garden centres tend only to reach 1.5m in the garden once established after a number of years.