The document provides descriptions of 9 plants that offer winter interest in gardens through foliage, flowers, or other characteristics. Some key plants mentioned include Eleagnus pungens, an evergreen shrub with fragrant white flowers and orange fruit in spring; Aucuba japonica, an ornamental shrub grown for its spotted leaves and red berries; and Mahonia x media 'Charity', a shrub with upright habit and yellow, fragrant flowers from late autumn to late winter.