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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 5 gardens ----------- - ![An organic timber bench is nestled in a naturalistic pocket planting, featuring purple, white, and yellow herbaceous perennials and grasses.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d0fee437-7beb-4daa-9a0a-5a559ee230c9/conversions/PXL_20260708_162328576-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/living-beauty) Pocket Planting ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal RHS Badminton Flower Show 2026 Living Beauty Megan Dodd - ![A contemporary garden features a verdigris copper water channel, lush foliage, a fig tree, purple foxgloves, pink wildflowers, and stone blocks.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e07806c2-bd54-4084-92ae-4d8f435d5dde/conversions/Addleshaw-Goddard---Flourish-in-the-City-2026-05-19-at-09.44.22-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/addleshaw-goddard-flourish-in-the-city) Small Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/123/icon.webp) RHS Chelsea Small Garden of the Year 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 Addleshaw Goddard: Flourish in the City Joe Carey, Laura Carey - ![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 - ![A romantic container garden features a brick wall with copper pipes, lush pink roses, hostas, a copper water feature, and a small metal bistro set on a gravel and stone patio.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ce76f61a-7ea9-48c4-88a5-f0ceb6621697/conversions/The-Whittard-of-Chelsea-Garden-2026-05-19-at-09.52.48-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-whittard-of-chelsea-garden) Container Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal 360° photo 360° photo available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 The Whittard of Chelsea Garden Ollie Pike - ![A tranquil woodland-inspired garden featuring a circular corten steel water feature, a raised timber deck with a bench, and lush planting within vertical timber log raised beds.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ce31fc57-7e51-4793-9a19-79535a56bc50/conversions/20260320_131351-2048x956-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-spirit-of-the-forest) Show Garden Fukuoka Flower Show 2026 The Spirit of the Forest Dave Green Show all 5 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 6 - [ 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 ![Joe Carey](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/joe-carey/profile_photo.webp) #### Joe Carey Carey Garden Design Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/people/joe-carey) - [ 1 garden ![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 ![Megan Dodd](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/megan-dodd/profile_photo.webp?v=157d27c3-2587-44e1-905a-55af025dec01) #### Megan Dodd megandoddstudio ](https://gardensdb.com/people/megan-dodd) - [ 1 garden ![Ollie Pike](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/ollie-pike/profile_photo.webp) #### Ollie Pike Garden Designer pikestudio.landscape ](https://gardensdb.com/people/ollie-pike) Show all 6 designers ### Studios 3 - [ 1 garden ![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 ![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 ![Pike Studio](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/pike-studio/logo.webp) #### Pike Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/pike-studio) Show all 3 studios Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Daucus carota 'Dara', ranked by how many gardens combine them. 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