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Tender Tender, cool or frost-free glasshouse (1°C to 5°C) H1a H1b H1c H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 Where it was planted 1 garden ---------- - ![A lush, naturalistic show garden features tall trees with reddish peeling bark, large grey-green leaves, dark red spiky flowers, and drifts of yellow, purple, and white blooms.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f61cf67c-eae0-4b2a-905d-9bcf16e9ce94/conversions/9EE757E6-2A26-40DA-946A-60EB6EC8EF80_1_102_o-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-tate-britain-garden) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 The Tate Britain Garden Tom Stuart-Smith 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 ![Tom Stuart-Smith](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/tom-stuart-smith/profile_photo.jpg) #### Tom Stuart-Smith Garden Designer Tom Stuart-Smith ](https://gardensdb.com/people/tom-stuart-smith) ### Studio 1 - [ 1 garden ![Tom Stuart-Smith](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/tom-stuart-smith/logo.png) #### Tom Stuart-Smith Abbots Langley ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/tom-stuart-smith) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Roldana petasitis, ranked by how many gardens combine them. 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