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Hardy Hardy, very cold winter (-20°C to -15°C) H1a H1b H1c H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 Where it was planted 2 gardens ----------- - ![A rustic artisan garden features a wooden bench under hazel trees, surrounded by naturalistic planting, with several woven hazel baskets displayed and one being crafted.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/048a25f2-fb69-4312-bbfc-bc3a0c6bf73a/conversions/PXL_20260708_100620727.MP-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/split-hazel-basketry-weaving-tradition-with-flo-hamer) Artisan Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-construction-award/icon.webp) Best Construction Award RHS Badminton Flower Show 2026 Split Hazel Basketry: Weaving Tradition with Flo Hamer Henry T Pope - ![A cube garden features a corten steel frame, a wooden bench, and vibrant orange, yellow, and chartreuse flowers over light gravel.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/538b4c92-de02-4c3f-a892-6aac29e876b1/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/the-golden-garden) Cube Garden 360° photo 360° photo available RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025 The Golden Garden Alana Sims, Kiera Jamison 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 ![Alana Sims](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/alana-sims/profile_photo.jpg) #### Alana Sims Garden Designer alanasims\_gardendesign GardensDB KLC School of Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/alana-sims) - [ 1 garden ![Henry T Pope](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/henry-t-pope/profile_photo.webp) #### Henry T Pope henrytpopelandscapedesign ](https://gardensdb.com/people/henry-t-pope) - [ 1 garden ![Kiera Jamison](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/kiera-jamison/profile_photo.webp) #### Kiera Jamison Garden Designer kiera.jamison ](https://gardensdb.com/people/kiera-jamison) Show all 3 designers Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Verbascum bombyciferum, ranked by how many gardens combine them. [ Browse all plants ](https://gardensdb.com/plants) - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b0d50b8b-5aa9-414e-bff2-16505692db21/conversions/achillea-millefolium-butterfly-bombshell-card.webp) Achillea millefolium 'Butterfly Bombshell' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/achillea-millefolium-butterfly-bombshell "Achillea millefolium 'Butterfly Bombshell'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4cdc1349-cec7-4863-8da0-3ff21ae09ece/conversions/achillea-moonshine-card.webp) Achillea millefolium 'Moonshine' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/achillea-millefolium-moonshine "Achillea millefolium 'Moonshine'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4cd5fb22-328b-44f1-9f60-818b969235fc/conversions/achillea-skysail-fire-card.webp) Achillea millefolium 'Skysail Fire' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/achillea-millefolium-skysail-fire "Achillea millefolium 'Skysail Fire'") - [ ![](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/cb95103e-623c-4b43-b626-738c8a2e0c3f/conversions/allium-angulosum-card.webp) Allium angulosum 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/allium-angulosum "Allium angulosum") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/794d4f2b-3d9d-4f70-8f93-72e31be6082c/conversions/coreopsis-verticillata-moonbeam-card.webp) Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/coreopsis-verticillata-moonbeam "Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/00224b3b-9207-4dc0-a3c5-cd9022535d75/conversions/corylus-avellana-card.webp) Corylus avellana 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/corylus-avellana "Corylus avellana") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6f084246-cb7b-40b4-8155-511db94d496a/conversions/dahlia-bishop-of-york-card.webp) Dahlia 'Bishop of York' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/dahlia-bishop-of-york "Dahlia 'Bishop of York'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/515a0a17-b365-466f-b54b-037bd4f887f9/conversions/haeckonechloa-macra-card.webp) Haecklonecha macra 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/haecklonecha-macra "Haecklonecha macra") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d55cf2bb-ac5a-4ed8-8396-2c92aac844b3/conversions/helenium-sahins-early-flowerer-card.webp) Helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/helenium-sahins-early-flowerer "Helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/cade34e8-2c58-4f13-9a23-cb3b9d7f6c95/conversions/helenium-the-bishop-card.webp) Helenium 'The Bishop' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/helenium-the-bishop "Helenium 'The Bishop'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/78c0932f-c484-42b5-a304-f250b2adf0fe/conversions/helenium-moerheim-beauty-card.webp) Helenium autumnale 'Moerheim Beauty' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/helenium-autumnale-moerheim-beauty "Helenium autumnale 'Moerheim Beauty'") ![](/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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