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Very hardy Very hardy (colder than -20°C) H1a H1b H1c H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 Where it was planted 9 gardens ----------- - ![A naturalistic wildlife pond with a wooden boardwalk, surrounded by lush green plants, pink flowers, large boulders, and stacked terracotta tiles.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a19c447a-892b-4941-92e8-33e70fe83888/conversions/PXL_20260722_101439059-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-rhs-pollywiggle-garden) Feature Garden 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Sandringham Flower Show 2026 The RHS Pollywiggle Garden Joe Carey, Laura Carey - ![A tranquil garden featuring light-coloured paving winding around white concrete pillars, lush green plants, slender silver birch trees, and a central dark stone basin.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e9a4c560-ccd6-4d30-a6fc-39383a00cd2f/conversions/PXL_20260708_072430802.MP-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/macmillan-cancer-support-the-nascent-shade-garden) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS Badminton Flower Show 2026 Macmillan Cancer Support: The Nascent Shade Garden Elle Arnett - ![A rectangular wooden raised garden bed featuring a naturalistic planting scheme with ferns, white and purple flowers, green groundcover, and a small twig den.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ecc123f6-d91d-420b-b83b-5f5766ffaab9/conversions/PXL_20260606_133357976.MP-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/a-place-for-play) Garden Makers Competition ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-1st-place/icon.webp) 1st Place 360° photo 360° photo available Royal Windsor Flower Show 2026 A Place for Play Victoria Stanton - ![A lush, terraced garden featuring a gold sculptural chair, stacked terracotta pots, and abundant mixed perennial flowers in a spectrum of colours.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2301c926-c1e8-4f1d-ac23-3ac1f4b0f229/conversions/The-Plant-Heritage-Missing-Collector-Garden-2026-05-19-at-09.37.47-(1)-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-plant-heritage-missing-collector-garden) All About Plants ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 The Plant Heritage Missing Collector Garden Will Murray, Kate Campbell, Sally-Anne Rees - ![A tranquil show garden featuring a rustic dry stone wall structure with wooden beams, a flagstone path, wooden seating, and abundant naturalistic planting with a twisted dead tree and a circular metal tree bench.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/60ac9157-2165-4279-8b25-668fd6304639/conversions/95341617-BB20-49F7-9807-84A4C1334C1A_1_102_o-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/lifted-by-birds) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-peoples-choice-best-show-garden/icon.webp) People's Choice Best Show Garden 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2026 Lifted by Birds Tom Saunders, Jon Pilling, Amie Wheeldon - ![An informal Beautiful Border features ornate pale green metal chairs and a table on a mossy ground, surrounded by pink foxgloves, purple alliums, and blue flowers.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4f4c8d7d-4ae1-493a-a21c-1fa8b9a6c102/conversions/PXL_20260509_121515025-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-borrowed-border) Beautiful Borders ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2026 The Borrowed Border Darcy Owen-Towe - ![A whimsical show garden features a white circular sign and gold pipe structures like taps and shower heads, surrounded by naturalistic green and colourful planting.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2a786eaa-1a88-4ca9-8a78-f83e792c982e/conversions/The-Alan-Partridge-Sound-Bath-Garden---1-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-alan-partridge-sound-bath-garden) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025 The Alan Partridge Sound Bath Garden Joe Carey, Laura Carey - ![A small show garden featuring a striking arched timber structure, a curved wooden bench with red cushions, an oval dining table with a central fire pit, and stone paving, surrounded by lush, naturalistic planting with white and purple flowers.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ba7cb937-fb76-4f62-bfe2-bde74cb4cf73/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-london-square-chelsea-pensioners-garden) Small Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 The London Square Chelsea Pensioners Garden Dave Green - ![A naturalistic garden filled with pink, yellow, and white flowering perennials, featuring white sculptural butterflies and large natural boulders.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/bdfb9a53-6806-4660-8332-368c9e41b4c5/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-talitha-arts-garden) All About Plants ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-all-about-plants-garden/icon.webp) Best All About Plants Garden RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023 The Talitha Arts Garden Joe Carey, Laura Carey Show all 9 gardens Who uses it Designers & studios ------------------------- The people and studios credited on the gardens above, with how many of those gardens each worked on. ### Designers 12 - [ 3 gardens ![Joe Carey](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/joe-carey/profile_photo.webp) #### Joe Carey Carey Garden Design Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/people/joe-carey) - [ 3 gardens ![Laura Carey](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/laura-carey/profile_photo.webp) #### Laura Carey Carey Garden Design Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/people/laura-carey) - [ 1 garden ![Amie Wheeldon](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/amie-wheeldon/profile_photo.webp?v=8b9fc4e5-0612-43f9-b8c7-fbe08fae3df7) #### Amie Wheeldon budandbird\_gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/people/amie-wheeldon) - [ 1 garden ![Darcy Owen-Towe](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/darcy-owen-towe/profile_photo.webp?v=688e9c3f-7f49-48d1-b773-81f9bf3fce86) #### Darcy Owen-Towe earthtodarcy ](https://gardensdb.com/people/darcy-owen-towe) - [ 1 garden ![Dave Green](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/dave-green/profile_photo.webp) #### Dave Green Dave Green Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/people/dave-green) - [ 1 garden ![Elle Arnett](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/elle-arnett/profile_photo.webp?v=a1568c87-ffd8-45a0-a30e-4667844428f5) #### Elle Arnett elle.arnett ](https://gardensdb.com/people/elle-arnett) - [ 1 garden ![Jon Pilling](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/jon-pilling/profile_photo.webp) #### Jon Pilling Garden Designer The Intrinsic Link ](https://gardensdb.com/people/jon-pilling) - [ 1 garden ![Kate Campbell](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/kate-campbell/profile_photo.webp?v=32aa6ff7-afd1-4502-abca-4608407505bd) #### Kate Campbell katecampbell\_gardens Planting Design Collective ](https://gardensdb.com/people/kate-campbell) - [ 1 garden ![Sally-Anne Rees](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/sally-anne-rees/profile_photo.webp?v=6ccd20df-b2f1-44f5-9de5-41c5d2937a27) #### Sally-Anne Rees sallyannereesplantingdesign Planting Design Collective ](https://gardensdb.com/people/sally-anne-rees) - [ 1 garden ![Tom Saunders](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/tom-saunders/profile_photo.webp) #### Tom Saunders Garden Designer skylarkgd Skylark Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/tom-saunders) - [ 1 garden ![Victoria Stanton](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/victoria-stanton/profile_photo.webp) #### Victoria Stanton sprout.surrey ](https://gardensdb.com/people/victoria-stanton) - [ 1 garden ![Will Murray](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/will-murray/profile_photo.webp) #### Will Murray Garden Designer itwillgrow Planting Design Collective ](https://gardensdb.com/people/will-murray) Show all 12 designers ### Studios 2 - [ 3 gardens ![Carey Garden Design Studio](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/carey-garden-design-studio/logo.webp) #### Carey Garden Design Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/carey-garden-design-studio) - [ 1 garden ![Planting Design Collective](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/collectives/planting-design-collective/logo.webp?v=5a4889e3-e3a8-4bd5-b85f-8c65371fcb1a) #### Planting Design Collective ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives/planting-design-collective) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Blechnum spicant, ranked by how many gardens combine them. [ Browse all plants ](https://gardensdb.com/plants) - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/358c604d-71be-42c3-9a6d-d02eefcb69b2/conversions/hakonechloa-macra-card.webp) Hakonechloa macra 4 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/hakonechloa-macra "Hakonechloa macra") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c9fd49ad-a3a4-48d8-836a-0e32f1257832/conversions/alchemilla-mollis-card.webp) Alchemilla mollis 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/alchemilla-mollis "Alchemilla mollis") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d912b0b5-dc2d-4d07-8832-0f93f0a51cb5/conversions/cenolophium-denudatum-card.webp) Cenolophium denudatum 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/cenolophium-denudatum "Cenolophium denudatum") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5bd56057-16be-4142-8fbb-dfd573d15865/conversions/dryopteris-cycadina-atrata-card.webp) Dryopteris atrata 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/dryopteris-atrata "Dryopteris atrata") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6d5e1bb6-a3b5-4f57-be84-82fb39431c75/conversions/gillenia-trifoliata-card.webp) Gillenia trifoliata 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/gillenia-trifoliata "Gillenia trifoliata") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d40a6216-102d-415c-bf01-0103647cff89/conversions/melica-uniflora-albida-card.webp) Melica uniflora 'Alba' 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/melica-uniflora-alba "Melica uniflora 'Alba'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f9275c4a-d0b3-45c1-bd45-3c82c6ecb0a0/conversions/polygonatum-verticillatum-card.webp) Polygonatum verticillatum 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/polygonatum-verticillatum "Polygonatum verticillatum") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0fa57e27-f8bb-424a-997d-ccce4a728f6d/conversions/tellima-grandiflora-card.webp) Tellima grandiflora 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/tellima-grandiflora "Tellima grandiflora") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/76e4449b-0de6-49b2-8ee1-59df732f63d5/conversions/anthriscus-sylvestris-ravenswing-card.webp) Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing' 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/anthriscus-sylvestris-ravenswing "Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ebaa098d-0888-4e7a-a0d5-2484f72da1a8/conversions/asarum-caudatum-card.webp) Asarum caudatum 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/asarum-caudatum "Asarum caudatum") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/cb155542-6c6a-4fd5-a1d0-68a9bd1a2efe/conversions/asarum-europaeum-card.webp) Asarum europaeum 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/asarum-europaeum "Asarum europaeum") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2af6f452-f8ec-48d1-8f6c-8688150c44ad/conversions/asplenium-scolopendrium-card.webp) Asplenium scolopendrium 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/asplenium-scolopendrium "Asplenium scolopendrium") ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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