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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 rustic garden with a woven willow arbour, wooden cable reel platforms, tree stump seating, naturalistic planting, and a pond featuring yellow marsh marigolds.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5e06889c-bf4b-47ff-929f-11d7b812ea87/conversions/PXL_20260503_145359200.MP-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/heritage-rewoven) Showcase Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bbc-gardeners-world-live-gold/icon.webp) Gold Award 360° photo 360° photo available BBC Gardeners' World Spring Fair 2026 Heritage Rewoven Who uses it Designers & studios ------------------------- The people and studios credited on the gardens above, with how many of those gardens each worked on. ### Studio 1 - [ 1 garden ![Merrist Wood College](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/education-institution/merrist-wood-college/logo.webp?v=fd3bb588-29d8-47f4-be75-f07bb1ecdba8) #### Merrist Wood College ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institution/merrist-wood-college) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Picea pungens 'Koster', ranked by how many gardens combine them. [ Browse all plants ](https://gardensdb.com/plants) - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/049f8e31-00a3-4abb-a041-25839681d74a/conversions/allium-afl-purple-sensation-card.webp) Allium 'Purple Sensation' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/allium-purple-sensation "Allium 'Purple Sensation'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/47c77e29-3987-449f-82d7-2f14c91cd415/conversions/caltha-palustris-card.webp) Caltha palustris 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/caltha-palustris "Caltha palustris") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c737ccac-33f6-4b7b-a5d1-d5cff499edf4/conversions/ceanothus-thyrsiflorus-repens-card.webp) Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Repens' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/ceanothus-thyrsiflorus-repens "Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Repens'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/bf76660d-877d-424f-85b5-df5c72602540/conversions/choisya-ternata-greenfingers-card.webp) Choisya ternata 'Greenfingers' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/choisya-ternata-greenfingers "Choisya ternata 'Greenfingers'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/758af31c-7827-4ebd-b921-cedaa8ccee89/conversions/digitalis-purpurea-alba-card.webp) Digitalis purpurea 'Alba' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/digitalis-purpurea-alba "Digitalis purpurea 'Alba'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1ae0bb9f-4a8e-40c6-8d72-bc84e37bc270/conversions/digitalis-purpurea-sultan-apricot-card.webp) Digitalis purpurea 'Sultan Apricot' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/digitalis-purpurea-sultan-apricot "Digitalis purpurea 'Sultan Apricot'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e7229315-fbb7-497d-a6c1-f62a7f5ecc04/conversions/festuca-glauca-interns-blue-card.webp) Festuca glauca 'Intense Blue' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/festuca-glauca-intense-blue "Festuca glauca 'Intense Blue'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ad135e2f-c9fc-4093-b6b7-081752fad61b/conversions/geum-scarlet-tempest-card.webp) Geum 'Scarlet Tempest' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/geum-scarlet-tempest "Geum 'Scarlet Tempest'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d919fdf8-4657-48e5-9b41-3b1eb18fa9f0/conversions/hedera-helix-card.webp) Hedera helix 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/hedera-helix "Hedera helix") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/506a2b8d-dcef-4684-9da7-9bbe5d944c1e/conversions/heuchera-lime-marmalade-card.webp) Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/heuchera-lime-marmalade "Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e40913c3-9a0f-4af7-b416-16c88094ea69/conversions/heuchera-marmalade-card.webp) Heuchera 'Marmalade' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/heuchera-marmalade "Heuchera 'Marmalade'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4e28ebb8-ab22-4cf2-bd88-c0d433427814/conversions/heuchera-obsidian-card.webp) Heuchera 'Obsidian' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/heuchera-obsidian "Heuchera 'Obsidian'") ![](/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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