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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 2 gardens ----------- - ![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 small pocket planting garden featuring a reclaimed timber bench with a yellow base and red metal beam, surrounded by mixed herbaceous plants and small trees.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f7dd6002-3d1c-4e36-a4f9-f3c97504e308/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/before-the-concrete-sets) Pocket Planting ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal 360° photo 360° photo available RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025 Before the Concrete Sets Nathan Humphreys, Helen Haley Who uses it Designers & studios ------------------------- The people and studios credited on the gardens above, with how many of those gardens each worked on. ### Designers 5 - [ 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 ![Helen Haley](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/helen-haley/profile_photo.webp?v=5183ba73-bab0-4091-a836-003f86c83d84) #### Helen Haley helenhaleygardens ](https://gardensdb.com/people/helen-haley) - [ 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 ![Nathan Humphreys](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/nathan-humphreys/profile_photo.webp?v=f0b9f529-3176-4356-938c-44f15e08b3d2) #### Nathan Humphreys Surrounding Counties ](https://gardensdb.com/people/nathan-humphreys) - [ 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 5 designers Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Galium verum, ranked by how many gardens combine them. [ Browse all plants ](https://gardensdb.com/plants) - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3e633da2-fb8b-4fcc-a1c6-bbde2df1713b/conversions/achillea-millefolium-card.webp) Achillea millefolium 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/achillea-millefolium "Achillea millefolium") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6f17c1eb-9d35-4ebe-a182-b31a37c4bc6b/conversions/centaurea-nigra-card.webp) Centaurea nigra 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/centaurea-nigra "Centaurea nigra") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/78e53aa5-9e66-4e48-b7d9-c41d799e83a1/conversions/daucus-carota-card.webp) Daucus carota 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/daucus-carota "Daucus carota") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c69a7f63-fb7d-40c8-a0a6-c348d3739573/conversions/leucanthemum-vulgare-card.webp) Leucanthemum vulgare 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/leucanthemum-vulgare "Leucanthemum vulgare") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2d1953b8-eced-4c43-a774-5ab42fe355bc/conversions/lotus-corniculatus-card.webp) Lotus corniculatus 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/lotus-corniculatus "Lotus corniculatus") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/608c17c4-3898-40b9-8434-2d8f0d31ab3e/conversions/origanum-vulgare-card.webp) Origanum vulgare 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/origanum-vulgare "Origanum vulgare") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/122cc465-d0eb-4196-9346-3b370359a4a4/conversions/prunella-vulgaris-card.webp) Prunella vulgaris 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/prunella-vulgaris "Prunella vulgaris") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e25abcb7-6278-4d6c-98d8-deb130ceddf1/conversions/achillea-millefolium-cerise-queen-card.webp) Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/achillea-millefolium-cerise-queen "Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d7aca47e-cab6-4e0a-a666-9deb4d9e5846/conversions/achillea-millefolium-summer-pastels-card.webp) Achillea millefolium 'Summer Pastels' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/achillea-millefolium-summer-pastels "Achillea millefolium 'Summer Pastels'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1bba3357-8b4f-417a-8f23-272f2e578339/conversions/allium-sphaerocephalon-agm-card.webp) Allium sphaerocephalon 'AGM' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/allium-sphaerocephalon-agm "Allium sphaerocephalon 'AGM'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/71034a68-4e6b-47c2-81c4-05986b296fbd/conversions/amsonia-tabernaemontale-card.webp) Amsonia tabernaemontana 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/amsonia-tabernaemontana "Amsonia tabernaemontana") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/defe2d9d-e7d5-471f-8c76-c3a6d2f941ae/conversions/aster-amellus-card.webp) Aster amellus 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/aster-amellus "Aster amellus") ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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