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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 wooden sleeper raised garden border contains a gravel path, a small wooden bench, colourful informal planting, and tall coordinate posts.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2782a453-291d-42d7-938f-1121939c26df/conversions/PXL_20260911_152923669-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/reflection) Beautiful Borders ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bbc-gardeners-world-live-platinum-award/icon.webp) Platinum Award ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bbc-gardeners-world-live-best-beautiful-border/icon.webp) Best Beautiful Border 360° tour 360° tour available BBC Gardeners' World Autum Fair 2026 Reflection Edward Doherty 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 ![Edward Doherty](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/edward-doherty/profile_photo.webp?v=63aa70e3-4d70-4540-a5ed-e4efbfc809b1) #### Edward Doherty edward.doherty.180 J Parkers ](https://gardensdb.com/people/edward-doherty) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Heuchera 'Black Forrest Cake', ranked by how many gardens combine them. 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