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Hardy Hardy, cold winter (-15°C to -10°C) H1a H1b H1c H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 Where it was planted 3 gardens ----------- - ![A naturalistic garden with a gravel path, a rustic wall of stacked organic bales, corten steel rod screens, and beds of wildflower planting.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/89bd53c8-f5a5-4b8a-b152-32d38ea41d32/conversions/IMG_6425-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-rhs-crafted-from-nature-garden) Feature Garden 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Sandringham Flower Show 2026 The RHS Crafted from Nature Garden Sam Stark Kemp, Laura Strand - ![An indoor garden with an open timber frame structure, a black circular viewing window, and wildflowers in rust-coloured raised beds.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/382e627e-3fbc-491c-b9af-c26eba850f01/conversions/IMG_2586-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/bringing-nature-home) Great Pavillion 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 Bringing Nature Home Dave Green - ![A dark green Range Rover SUV is nestled in naturalistic planting featuring pale pink valerian, white and purple foxgloves, and tall columnar trees.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c0634e63-bfe4-4961-a3c3-e30cf2866c72/conversions/The-Range-Rover-Cloister-2026-05-19-at-11.19.16-(2)-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-range-rover-cloister) Showground Installation 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 The Range Rover Cloister Alexandra Noble Show all 3 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 4 - [ 1 garden ![Alexandra Noble](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/alexandra-noble/profile_photo.webp?v=1ddab5ae-38b8-4e7f-97d8-3297a79853b1) #### Alexandra Noble alexandra.noble ](https://gardensdb.com/people/alexandra-noble) - [ 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 ![Laura Strand](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/laura-strand/profile_photo.webp) #### Laura Strand starkstranddesign Stark Strand Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/laura-strand) - [ 1 garden ![Sam Stark Kemp](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/sam-stark-kemp/profile_photo.webp) #### Sam Stark Kemp sam.stark.kemp Stark Strand Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/sam-stark-kemp) Show all 4 designers ### Studios 2 - [ 1 garden ![Dave Green Gardens](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/dave-green-gardens/logo.webp) #### Dave Green Gardens Garden Design and Bespoke Planting ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/dave-green-gardens) - [ 1 garden ![Stark Strand Garden Design](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/stark-strand-garden-design/logo.webp) #### Stark Strand Garden Design Norfolk ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/stark-strand-garden-design) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Centranthus ruber 'Albus', ranked by how many gardens combine them. 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