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Hardy Hardy, cold winter (-15°C to -10°C) H1a H1b H1c H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 Where it was planted 1 garden ---------- - ![A tranquil show garden featuring a rustic dry stone wall structure with wooden beams, a flagstone path, wooden seating, and abundant naturalistic planting with a twisted dead tree and a circular metal tree bench.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/60ac9157-2165-4279-8b25-668fd6304639/conversions/95341617-BB20-49F7-9807-84A4C1334C1A_1_102_o-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/lifted-by-birds) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-peoples-choice-best-show-garden/icon.webp) People's Choice Best Show Garden 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2026 Lifted by Birds Tom Saunders, Jon Pilling, Amie Wheeldon Who uses it Designers & studios ------------------------- The people and studios credited on the gardens above, with how many of those gardens each worked on. ### Designers 3 - [ 1 garden ![Amie Wheeldon](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/amie-wheeldon/profile_photo.webp?v=8b9fc4e5-0612-43f9-b8c7-fbe08fae3df7) #### Amie Wheeldon budandbird\_gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/people/amie-wheeldon) - [ 1 garden ![Jon Pilling](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/jon-pilling/profile_photo.webp) #### Jon Pilling Garden Designer The Intrinsic Link ](https://gardensdb.com/people/jon-pilling) - [ 1 garden ![Tom Saunders](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/tom-saunders/profile_photo.webp) #### Tom Saunders Garden Designer skylarkgd Skylark Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/tom-saunders) Show all 3 designers Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Tragopogon porrifolius, ranked by how many gardens combine them. 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