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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 2 gardens ----------- - ![A small pocket planting garden featuring a reclaimed timber bench with a yellow base and red metal beam, surrounded by mixed herbaceous plants and small trees.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f7dd6002-3d1c-4e36-a4f9-f3c97504e308/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/before-the-concrete-sets) Pocket Planting ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal 360° photo 360° photo available RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025 Before the Concrete Sets Nathan Humphreys, Helen Haley - ![A naturalistic garden with a wooden bench and a botanical 'Skincare' banner, surrounded by ferns and colourful yellow, orange, and red flowers.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/496c6efa-04ba-4ff0-9359-f5c1eabc86bd/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/rhs-healers-hollow) Feature Garden 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025 RHS Healer's Hollow Jude Yeo, Emily Grayshaw Who uses it Designers & studios ------------------------- The people and studios credited on the gardens above, with how many of those gardens each worked on. ### Designers 4 - [ 1 garden ![Emily Grayshaw](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/emily-grayshaw/profile_photo.webp) #### Emily Grayshaw emilydesignsgardens Inspired Earth Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/emily-grayshaw) - [ 1 garden ![Helen Haley](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/helen-haley/profile_photo.webp?v=5183ba73-bab0-4091-a836-003f86c83d84) #### Helen Haley helenhaleygardens ](https://gardensdb.com/people/helen-haley) - [ 1 garden ![Jude Yeo](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/jude-yeo/profile_photo.webp) #### Jude Yeo gardendesignbyjude Inspired Earth Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/jude-yeo) - [ 1 garden ![Nathan Humphreys](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/nathan-humphreys/profile_photo.webp?v=f0b9f529-3176-4356-938c-44f15e08b3d2) #### Nathan Humphreys Surrounding Counties ](https://gardensdb.com/people/nathan-humphreys) Show all 4 designers ### Studio 1 - [ 1 garden ![Inspired Earth Design](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/inspired-earth-design/logo.webp) #### Inspired Earth Design ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/inspired-earth-design) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Succisa pratensis, ranked by how many gardens combine them. 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