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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 10 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 wildlife pond with a wooden boardwalk, surrounded by lush green plants, pink flowers, large boulders, and stacked terracotta tiles.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a19c447a-892b-4941-92e8-33e70fe83888/conversions/PXL_20260722_101439059-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-rhs-pollywiggle-garden) Feature Garden 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Sandringham Flower Show 2026 The RHS Pollywiggle Garden Joe Carey, Laura Carey - ![A tranquil garden featuring light-coloured paving winding around white concrete pillars, lush green plants, slender silver birch trees, and a central dark stone basin.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e9a4c560-ccd6-4d30-a6fc-39383a00cd2f/conversions/PXL_20260708_072430802.MP-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/macmillan-cancer-support-the-nascent-shade-garden) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS Badminton Flower Show 2026 Macmillan Cancer Support: The Nascent Shade Garden Elle Arnett - ![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 - ![A rectangular wooden raised garden bed featuring a naturalistic planting scheme with ferns, white and purple flowers, green groundcover, and a small twig den.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ecc123f6-d91d-420b-b83b-5f5766ffaab9/conversions/PXL_20260606_133357976.MP-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/a-place-for-play) Garden Makers Competition ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-1st-place/icon.webp) 1st Place 360° photo 360° photo available Royal Windsor Flower Show 2026 A Place for Play Victoria Stanton - ![An indoor garden with an open timber frame structure, a black circular viewing window, and wildflowers in rust-coloured raised beds.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/382e627e-3fbc-491c-b9af-c26eba850f01/conversions/IMG_2586-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/bringing-nature-home) Great Pavillion 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 Bringing Nature Home Dave Green - ![A contemporary garden with a contorted pine tree, a timber pavilion, and a naturalistic pond with a small waterfall flowing from a light concrete deck.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/060a23ed-e212-4379-b0e5-fbc1426e6499/conversions/87CEA9EA-4A1C-4D43-ACC6-0F6250C027CB_1_102_o-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-asthma-and-lung-uk-breathing-space-garden) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 The Asthma and Lung UK Breathing Space Garden Angus Thompson - ![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 cube garden features a corten steel frame, a wooden bench, and vibrant orange, yellow, and chartreuse flowers over light gravel.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/538b4c92-de02-4c3f-a892-6aac29e876b1/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-golden-garden) Cube Garden 360° photo 360° photo available RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025 The Golden Garden Alana Sims, Kiera Jamison - ![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 10 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 12 - [ 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 AB #### Adrian Burrows Wet Your Plants Ltd ](https://gardensdb.com/people/adrian-burrows) - [ 1 garden ![Alana Sims](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/alana-sims/profile_photo.jpg) #### Alana Sims Garden Designer alanasims\_gardendesign GardensDB KLC School of Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/alana-sims) - [ 1 garden ![Angus Thompson](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/angus-thompson/profile_photo.webp?v=af80e32c-5caa-4558-9d30-7eb6b03a41e3) #### Angus Thompson Angus Thompson Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/angus-thompson) - [ 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 ![Elle Arnett](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/elle-arnett/profile_photo.webp?v=a1568c87-ffd8-45a0-a30e-4667844428f5) #### Elle Arnett elle.arnett ](https://gardensdb.com/people/elle-arnett) - [ 1 garden ![Joe Carey](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/joe-carey/profile_photo.webp) #### Joe Carey Carey Garden Design Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/people/joe-carey) - [ 1 garden ![Kiera Jamison](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/kiera-jamison/profile_photo.webp) #### Kiera Jamison Garden Designer kiera.jamison ](https://gardensdb.com/people/kiera-jamison) - [ 1 garden ![Laura Carey](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/laura-carey/profile_photo.webp) #### Laura Carey Carey Garden Design Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/people/laura-carey) - [ 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 ![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) - [ 1 garden ![Victoria Stanton](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/victoria-stanton/profile_photo.webp) #### Victoria Stanton sprout.surrey ](https://gardensdb.com/people/victoria-stanton) Show all 12 designers ### Studios 4 - [ 1 garden ![Angus Thompson Design](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/angus-thompson-design/logo.webp?v=24b9414e-44f8-4379-adf3-40de64a1b91d) #### Angus Thompson Design ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/angus-thompson-design) - [ 1 garden ![Carey Garden Design Studio](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/carey-garden-design-studio/logo.webp) #### Carey Garden Design Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/carey-garden-design-studio) - [ 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) Show all 4 studios Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Hakonechloa macra, ranked by how many gardens combine them. [ Browse all plants ](https://gardensdb.com/plants) - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e136c64f-9d11-4ec9-873f-58dcd02f64a5/conversions/blechnum-spicant-card.webp) Blechnum spicant 4 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/blechnum-spicant "Blechnum spicant") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ba89a555-2c26-467b-a672-de6c36bd500e/conversions/calamagrostis-acutiflora-karl-foerster-card.webp) Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/calamagrostis-x-acutiflora-karl-foerster "Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d912b0b5-dc2d-4d07-8832-0f93f0a51cb5/conversions/cenolophium-denudatum-card.webp) Cenolophium denudatum 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/cenolophium-denudatum "Cenolophium denudatum") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5bd56057-16be-4142-8fbb-dfd573d15865/conversions/dryopteris-cycadina-atrata-card.webp) Dryopteris atrata 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/dryopteris-atrata "Dryopteris atrata") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ebed11c5-f885-474c-b129-28792893397c/conversions/dryopteris-erythrosora-card.webp) Dryopteris erythrosora 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/dryopteris-erythrosora "Dryopteris erythrosora") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/33835bd8-813d-4fb3-8c0a-c5db26beac6d/conversions/galium-odoratum-card.webp) Galium odoratum 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/galium-odoratum "Galium odoratum") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/65e0d447-6443-446a-af38-ce41b230e5e0/conversions/geranium-dreamland-card.webp) Geranium 'Dreamland' 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/geranium-dreamland "Geranium 'Dreamland'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7fd5be41-9505-44c1-9878-43d5a9e3aefd/conversions/stipa-tenuissima-card.webp) Stipa tenuissima 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/stipa-tenuissima "Stipa tenuissima") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/411d96e2-a4b0-4d20-98fb-53f5775da6cd/conversions/achillea-moonshine-card.webp) Achillea 'Moonshine' 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/achillea-moonshine "Achillea 'Moonshine'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a2fb0a5e-409a-4b43-b91b-e6af550ab69e/conversions/actaea-simplex-brunette-card.webp) Actaea simplex 'Brunette' 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/actaea-simplex-brunette "Actaea simplex 'Brunette'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c9fd49ad-a3a4-48d8-836a-0e32f1257832/conversions/alchemilla-mollis-card.webp) Alchemilla mollis 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/alchemilla-mollis "Alchemilla mollis") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a3d4cd19-7ff9-42d4-9c23-64fd2dc1666d/conversions/anemanthele-lessoniana-card.webp) Anemanthele lessoniana 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/anemanthele-lessoniana "Anemanthele lessoniana") ![](/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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