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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 1 garden ---------- - ![A contemporary pocket garden featuring light-coloured concrete pillars and planters, with a tall conifer surrounded by drought-tolerant grasses, silvery foliage, and small orange flowers.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9ee47d23-2858-44e2-be0b-4c8b51542d3d/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/teucer-wilson-green-the-gap-garden) Pocket Planting ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-pocket-planting/icon.webp) Best Pocket Planting 360° photo 360° photo available RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025 Teucer Wilson: Green the Gap Garden Laura Strand, Sam Stark Kemp Who uses it Designers & studios ------------------------- The people and studios credited on the gardens above, with how many of those gardens each worked on. ### Designers 2 - [ 1 garden ![Laura Strand](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/laura-strand/profile_photo.webp) #### Laura Strand starkstranddesign Stark Strand Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/laura-strand) - [ 1 garden ![Sam Stark Kemp](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/sam-stark-kemp/profile_photo.webp) #### Sam Stark Kemp sam.stark.kemp Stark Strand Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/sam-stark-kemp) ### Studio 1 - [ 1 garden ![Stark Strand Garden Design](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/stark-strand-garden-design/logo.webp) #### Stark Strand Garden Design Norfolk ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/stark-strand-garden-design) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Lotus hirsutus, ranked by how many gardens combine them. [ Browse all plants ](https://gardensdb.com/plants) - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c36b07f1-48c2-4094-8645-dbcdc1bc9c2c/conversions/achillea-terracotta-card.webp) Achillea millefolium 'Terracotta' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/achillea-millefolium-terracotta "Achillea millefolium 'Terracotta'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c33a7dda-b9c0-4fbd-8d02-0806575e859c/conversions/artemisia-ludoviciana-card.webp) Artemisia ludoviciana 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/artemisia-ludoviciana "Artemisia ludoviciana") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0bbbb29c-c004-4e96-80ce-b95837ade051/conversions/atriplex-halimus-card.webp) Atriplex halimus 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/atriplex-halimus "Atriplex halimus") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ec964179-bfa3-42e9-9376-cbc2bc90d576/conversions/atriplex-hortensis-var-rubra-card.webp) Atriplex hortensis 'Rubra' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/atriplex-hortensis-rubra "Atriplex hortensis 'Rubra'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2c30f3f4-ad5e-4d2a-a242-20d0314f1deb/conversions/bulbine-frutescens-orange-card.webp) Bulbine frutescens 'Orange' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/bulbine-frutescens-orange "Bulbine frutescens 'Orange'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/05f73d97-2a98-4f2b-a645-8a9a0a83cff1/conversions/cotula-hispida-card.webp) Cotula hispida 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/cotula-hispida "Cotula hispida") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e45cf2d3-d01a-4c70-b8d0-cee9a8933521/conversions/crithmum-maritimum-card.webp) Crithmum maritimum 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/crithmum-maritimum "Crithmum maritimum") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d9b8417c-2559-4a2a-9b1a-0cae5b51f0e1/conversions/cupressus-sempervirens-card.webp) Cupressus sempervirens 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/cupressus-sempervirens "Cupressus sempervirens") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/49e848f6-3140-48ce-9b25-0940335992b0/conversions/eragrostis-curvula-card.webp) Eragrostis curvula 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/eragrostis-curvula "Eragrostis curvula") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/cd24ca0c-02b4-4eb8-aa32-e83ac611832c/conversions/eryngioum-agavifolium-card.webp) Eryngium agavifolium 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/eryngium-agavifolium "Eryngium agavifolium") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1c90f6c3-08a8-492e-b46b-daaa46a7f917/conversions/eryngium-yuccifolium-card.webp) Eryngium yuccifolium 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/eryngium-yuccifolium "Eryngium yuccifolium") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ab10bb62-030a-49a5-ad1c-1e7f5f301d60/conversions/helichrysum-cymosum-golden-carpet-card.webp) Helichrysum cymosum 'Golden Carpet' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/helichrysum-cymosum-golden-carpet "Helichrysum cymosum 'Golden Carpet'") ![](/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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