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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 1 garden ---------- - ![A naturalistic show garden with a concrete archway framed by abundant tall white, yellow, blue, and pink wildflowers and grasses, with a winding path.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/25c9f795-6dfc-4a82-8be7-e85c5f29393f/conversions/2D2F2894-AC51-4E84-9F5B-7429ADFBDA37_1_102_o-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-killik-co-a-seed-in-time-garden) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 The Killik & Co 'A Seed in Time' Garden Baz Grainger Who uses it Designers & studios ------------------------- The people and studios credited on the gardens above, with how many of those gardens each worked on. ### Designer 1 - [ 1 garden ![Baz Grainger](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/baz-grainger/profile_photo.jpg) #### Baz Grainger Garden Designer thelandscapetailor The Landscape Tailor ](https://gardensdb.com/people/baz-grainger) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Epimedium alpinum, ranked by how many gardens combine them. 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