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Hardy Hardy, average winter (-10°C to -5°C) H1a H1b H1c H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 Where it was planted 5 gardens ----------- - ![A lush, naturalistic show garden features tall trees with reddish peeling bark, large grey-green leaves, dark red spiky flowers, and drifts of yellow, purple, and white blooms.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f61cf67c-eae0-4b2a-905d-9bcf16e9ce94/conversions/9EE757E6-2A26-40DA-946A-60EB6EC8EF80_1_102_o-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-tate-britain-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 Tate Britain Garden Tom Stuart-Smith - ![A tranquil Japanese garden with a black timber gate and circular cutouts, white raked gravel, green moss mounds, natural boulders, and vibrant Japanese maples.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0900c1a1-2c10-40d1-a35a-ac3e3431db05/conversions/IMG_2504-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/tokonoma-garden-sanumaya-no-niwa) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 Tokonoma Garden - Sanumaya no Niwa (砂沼や の 庭) Kazuyuki Ishihara - ![A serene Asian-inspired garden with a curved-roof pavilion, slatted timber walls, a composite deck, stone steps, and vibrant pink azaleas.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b31330ed-ba1d-4fbe-95d6-0b2d9c3bd919/conversions/PXL_20260509_131411872-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-blessings-from-the-sea) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-construction-award-show-garden/icon.webp) Best Construction Award (Show Garden) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2026 The Blessings from the Sea Eun Kyung Jung, Heehyeok Kang, Jaeheon Kim - ![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 - ![A small show garden featuring a striking arched timber structure, a curved wooden bench with red cushions, an oval dining table with a central fire pit, and stone paving, surrounded by lush, naturalistic planting with white and purple flowers.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ba7cb937-fb76-4f62-bfe2-bde74cb4cf73/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-london-square-chelsea-pensioners-garden) Small Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 The London Square Chelsea Pensioners Garden 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 - [ 2 gardens ![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 EK #### Eun Kyung Jung ](https://gardensdb.com/people/eun-kyung-jung) - [ 1 garden HK #### Heehyeok Kang ](https://gardensdb.com/people/heehyeok-kang) - [ 1 garden JK #### Jaeheon Kim ](https://gardensdb.com/people/jaeheon-kim) - [ 1 garden ![Kazuyuki Ishihara](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/kazuyuki-ishihara/profile_photo.jpg) #### Kazuyuki Ishihara Garden Designer kazuyuki.ishihara Ishihara ](https://gardensdb.com/people/kazuyuki-ishihara) - [ 1 garden ![Tom Stuart-Smith](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/tom-stuart-smith/profile_photo.jpg) #### Tom Stuart-Smith Garden Designer Tom Stuart-Smith ](https://gardensdb.com/people/tom-stuart-smith) Show all 6 designers ### Studios 2 - [ 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 ![Tom Stuart-Smith](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/tom-stuart-smith/logo.png) #### Tom Stuart-Smith Abbots Langley ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/tom-stuart-smith) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Farfugium japonicum, ranked by how many gardens combine them. 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