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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 1 garden ---------- - ![A contemporary container garden features a curved corten steel bench, pink gravel, a concrete water feature, and blossoming trees with varied herbaceous plants.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0698a768-4385-4f73-8b8a-e357537b84b9/conversions/Alzheimers-Society--Microbes-and-Minds-Garden-2026-05-19-at-09.49.30-(3)-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/alzheimers-society-microbes-and-minds-garden) Container Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-peoples-choice-best-balcony-container-garden/icon.webp) People's Choice Best Balcony / Container Garden 360° photo 360° photo available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 Alzheimer's Society: Microbes and Minds Garden Tina Worboys 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 ![Tina Worboys](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/tina-worboys/profile_photo.webp?v=4404eedd-8dd6-4d85-bae8-c307ae519104) #### Tina Worboys tinaworboys ](https://gardensdb.com/people/tina-worboys) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Mentha × piperita, ranked by how many gardens combine them. 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