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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 4 gardens ----------- - ![A vibrant garden showcases a wooden greenhouse, a timber picnic table, and flowering perennials in purple, yellow, and pink.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/56e073e8-26eb-49a5-9693-8a9a40bb8b50/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/cleary-gottlieb-time-for-creativity) All About Plants 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 Cleary Gottlieb: Time for Creativity Christina Cobb - ![A naturalistic woodland garden features a dirt path leading to a carved wooden bench on a cobbled area, surrounded by lush green trees, ferns, wild grasses, and delicate pink and purple wildflowers.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c875758c-2a59-4f9a-872c-d327eb4840b4/conversions/IMG_2266-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/woodland-trust-forgotten-forests-garden) All About Plants ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-all-about-plants-garden/icon.webp) Best All About Plants Garden 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 Woodland Trust: Forgotten Forests Garden Ashleigh Aylett - ![A tranquil show garden featuring a rustic dry stone wall structure with wooden beams, a flagstone path, wooden seating, and abundant naturalistic planting with a twisted dead tree and a circular metal tree bench.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/60ac9157-2165-4279-8b25-668fd6304639/conversions/95341617-BB20-49F7-9807-84A4C1334C1A_1_102_o-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/lifted-by-birds) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-peoples-choice-best-show-garden/icon.webp) People's Choice Best Show Garden 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2026 Lifted by Birds Tom Saunders, Jon Pilling, Amie Wheeldon - ![A naturalistic garden with a wooden bench and a botanical 'Skincare' banner, surrounded by ferns and colourful yellow, orange, and red flowers.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/496c6efa-04ba-4ff0-9359-f5c1eabc86bd/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/rhs-healers-hollow) Feature Garden 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025 RHS Healer's Hollow Jude Yeo, Emily Grayshaw Show all 4 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 7 - [ 1 garden ![Amie Wheeldon](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/amie-wheeldon/profile_photo.webp?v=8b9fc4e5-0612-43f9-b8c7-fbe08fae3df7) #### Amie Wheeldon budandbird\_gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/people/amie-wheeldon) - [ 1 garden ![Ashleigh Aylett](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/ashleigh-aylett/profile_photo.webp) #### Ashleigh Aylett Garden Designer ashleighaylett Aylett Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/people/ashleigh-aylett) - [ 1 garden ![Christina Cobb](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/christina-cobb/profile_photo.webp) #### Christina Cobb christinacobbgardendesign ](https://gardensdb.com/people/christina-cobb) - [ 1 garden ![Emily Grayshaw](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/emily-grayshaw/profile_photo.webp) #### Emily Grayshaw emilydesignsgardens Inspired Earth Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/emily-grayshaw) - [ 1 garden ![Jon Pilling](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/jon-pilling/profile_photo.webp) #### Jon Pilling Garden Designer The Intrinsic Link ](https://gardensdb.com/people/jon-pilling) - [ 1 garden ![Jude Yeo](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/jude-yeo/profile_photo.webp) #### Jude Yeo gardendesignbyjude Inspired Earth Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/jude-yeo) - [ 1 garden ![Tom Saunders](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/tom-saunders/profile_photo.webp) #### Tom Saunders Garden Designer skylarkgd Skylark Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/tom-saunders) Show all 7 designers ### Studios 2 - [ 1 garden ![Aylett Studio](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/aylett-studio/logo.webp?v=500f2f3c-431e-40a0-aa83-47aee7952514) #### Aylett Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/aylett-studio) - [ 1 garden ![Inspired Earth Design](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/inspired-earth-design/logo.webp) #### Inspired Earth Design ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/inspired-earth-design) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Fagus sylvatica, ranked by how many gardens combine them. 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