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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 6 gardens ----------- - ![A long timber raised border filled with multi-stem birch trees, purple and white flowers, and ornamental grasses, featuring a decorative stone object.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a4895bfe-f748-4d60-8976-12a3677a12cd/conversions/PXL_20260722_155623818.MP-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/between-chaos-and-order) Long Borders ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal 360° photo 360° photo available RHS Sandringham Flower Show 2026 Between Chaos and Order Dan Steel - ![A beautiful border garden featuring a corrugated iron shelter covered in climbing plants, a gravel path with slate pavers, a rattan chair, and naturalistic planting with grasses, silvery foliage, and purple flowers.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/69a25538-360a-4d66-ab6b-0c0ec7c56744/conversions/PXL_20260617_162044361-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/stories-of-memory) Beautiful Borders ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bbc-gardeners-world-live-gold/icon.webp) Gold Award BBC Gardeners' World Live 2026 Stories of Memory Adrian Burrows, Lucy Morton - ![A timber raised bed garden features a rusted metal sculpture, a round water feature, and purple, pink, and white flowers with ornamental grasses.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f6fdf2ff-0d38-49ee-9155-f1c16e22c1b6/conversions/20260528_131048519_iOS-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/pulse) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal Scone Palace Garden Fair 2026 Pulse Lucy Morton, Adrian Burrows - ![An indoor garden with an open timber frame structure, a black circular viewing window, and wildflowers in rust-coloured raised beds.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/382e627e-3fbc-491c-b9af-c26eba850f01/conversions/IMG_2586-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/bringing-nature-home) Great Pavillion 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 Bringing Nature Home Dave Green - ![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 - ![A vibrant dry border garden densely planted with pink, purple, blue, yellow, and orange flowers, featuring weathered timber posts and a pebble path.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3fd01dde-5e40-4abc-89c1-bdef86831413/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/super-blooms-a-high-energy-dry-border-for-people-plants-and-pollinators) Beautiful Borders ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bbc-gardeners-world-live-gold/icon.webp) Gold Award BBC Gardeners' World Live 2025 Super Blooms! A high-energy dry border for people, plants and pollinators Rhoda Parry Show all 6 gardens Who uses it Designers & studios ------------------------- The people and studios credited on the gardens above, with how many of those gardens each worked on. ### Designers 7 - [ 2 gardens AB #### Adrian Burrows Wet Your Plants Ltd ](https://gardensdb.com/people/adrian-burrows) - [ 2 gardens ![Lucy Morton](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/lucy-morton/profile_photo.webp?v=ca288a5a-d934-4b20-b0ab-f50440527a08) #### Lucy Morton wetyourplantsltd Wet Your Plants Ltd ](https://gardensdb.com/people/lucy-morton) - [ 1 garden ![Dan Steel](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/dan-steel/profile_photo.webp?v=942d0835-4376-40c5-bf9f-64c1f9594a16) #### Dan Steel quintessentially.dan ](https://gardensdb.com/people/dan-steel) - [ 1 garden ![Dave Green](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/dave-green/profile_photo.webp) #### Dave Green Dave Green Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/people/dave-green) - [ 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 ![Rhoda Parry](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/rhoda-parry/profile_photo.webp) #### Rhoda Parry coastalgardenclub ](https://gardensdb.com/people/rhoda-parry) - [ 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) Show all 7 designers ### Studios 2 - [ 1 garden ![Dave Green Gardens](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/dave-green-gardens/logo.webp) #### Dave Green Gardens Garden Design and Bespoke Planting ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/dave-green-gardens) - [ 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 Stipa tenuissima, ranked by how many gardens combine them. [ Browse all plants ](https://gardensdb.com/plants) - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/358c604d-71be-42c3-9a6d-d02eefcb69b2/conversions/hakonechloa-macra-card.webp) Hakonechloa macra 3 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/hakonechloa-macra "Hakonechloa macra") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/af619772-756a-4aa0-b931-18445fe8da86/conversions/deschampsia-cesp-goldtau-card.webp) Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau' 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/deschampsia-cespitosa-goldtau "Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e0b6571b-1450-4d91-93c9-044f8c731ee4/conversions/erigeron-glaucus-sea-breeze-card.webp) Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze' 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/erigeron-glaucus-sea-breeze "Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/cd24ca0c-02b4-4eb8-aa32-e83ac611832c/conversions/eryngioum-agavifolium-card.webp) Eryngium agavifolium 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/eryngium-agavifolium "Eryngium agavifolium") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/180d11a3-5dd5-4add-b272-c959b39ec404/conversions/panicum-northwind-card.webp) Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/panicum-virgatum-northwind "Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/95f1d8dd-38de-4de2-8736-e2b8b30fddee/conversions/verbena-bonariensis-card.webp) Verbena bonariensis 2 garden togethers ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/verbena-bonariensis "Verbena bonariensis") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/411d96e2-a4b0-4d20-98fb-53f5775da6cd/conversions/achillea-moonshine-card.webp) Achillea 'Moonshine' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/achillea-moonshine "Achillea 'Moonshine'") - [ ![](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/a2fb0a5e-409a-4b43-b91b-e6af550ab69e/conversions/actaea-simplex-brunette-card.webp) Actaea simplex 'Brunette' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/actaea-simplex-brunette "Actaea simplex 'Brunette'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3dc50394-1bf3-4b06-a008-3ac3ea9aa572/conversions/agapanthus-arctic-star-card.webp) Agapanthus 'Arctic Star' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/agapanthus-arctic-star "Agapanthus 'Arctic Star'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/78b5cba1-07c6-447c-b502-5784aba1aa87/conversions/agapanthus-blue-umbrella-card.webp) Agapanthus 'Blue Umbrella' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/agapanthus-blue-umbrella "Agapanthus 'Blue Umbrella'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/576a3abd-f76c-409f-8c68-5d9e510c3983/conversions/agapanthus-charlotte-card.webp) Agapanthus praecox 'Charlotte' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/agapanthus-praecox-charlotte "Agapanthus praecox 'Charlotte'") ![](/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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