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Hardy Hardy, very cold winter (-20°C to -15°C) H1a H1b H1c H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 Where it was planted 3 gardens ----------- - ![A long timber raised border filled with multi-stem birch trees, purple and white flowers, and ornamental grasses, featuring a decorative stone object.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a4895bfe-f748-4d60-8976-12a3677a12cd/conversions/PXL_20260722_155623818.MP-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/between-chaos-and-order) Long Borders ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal 360° photo 360° photo available RHS Sandringham Flower Show 2026 Between Chaos and Order Dan Steel - ![A naturalistic show garden with a winding wooden path over a rocky stream, fruit trees, mixed perennial planting, a round wooden dining table, and a black timber cabin with a green roof.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d6774512-ce3b-4128-91d9-b3e5e87708fc/conversions/PXL_20260722_172401499.MP-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/mindful-chefs-gathering) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-environmental-innovation-award/icon.webp) RHS Environmental Innovation Award ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-the-kings-biodiversity-award/icon.webp) The King's Biodiversity Award 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Sandringham Flower Show 2026 Mindful Chef's Gathering Sophie Godber - ![A beautiful border garden featuring a corrugated iron shelter covered in climbing plants, a gravel path with slate pavers, a rattan chair, and naturalistic planting with grasses, silvery foliage, and purple flowers.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/69a25538-360a-4d66-ab6b-0c0ec7c56744/conversions/PXL_20260617_162044361-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/stories-of-memory) Beautiful Borders ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bbc-gardeners-world-live-gold/icon.webp) Gold Award BBC Gardeners' World Live 2026 Stories of Memory Adrian Burrows, Lucy Morton 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 AB #### Adrian Burrows Wet Your Plants Ltd ](https://gardensdb.com/people/adrian-burrows) - [ 1 garden ![Dan Steel](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/dan-steel/profile_photo.webp?v=942d0835-4376-40c5-bf9f-64c1f9594a16) #### Dan Steel quintessentially.dan ](https://gardensdb.com/people/dan-steel) - [ 1 garden ![Lucy Morton](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/lucy-morton/profile_photo.webp?v=ca288a5a-d934-4b20-b0ab-f50440527a08) #### Lucy Morton wetyourplantsltd Wet Your Plants Ltd ](https://gardensdb.com/people/lucy-morton) - [ 1 garden ![Sophie Godber](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/sophie-godber/profile_photo.webp?v=1d48afb5-4b5a-4f0d-bc6d-4d99d0acc4ab) #### Sophie Godber Garden Designer, Landscape Designer Spacecraft Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/sophie-godber) Show all 4 designers ### Studio 1 - [ 1 garden ![Spacecraft Garden Design](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/spacecraft-garden-design/logo.webp) #### Spacecraft Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/spacecraft-garden-design) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau', ranked by how many gardens combine them. 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