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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 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 Who uses it Designers & studios ------------------------- The people and studios credited on the gardens above, and how many gardens they used this plant in. ### Designer 1 - [ 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) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Polystichum tsus-simense, ranked by how many gardens combine them. 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