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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 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 - ![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 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 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 - [ 2 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) - [ 2 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 ![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 - [ 2 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 ![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 Cephalaria gigantea, ranked by how many gardens combine them. 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