Outdoor Gardens
Key info
- Over 20 acres of gardens
- Over 3,000 varieties of plant
- Allow 2 hours to see most of the Gardens
What was once a sterile clay mine is now a vibrant global garden, brimming with plants, sculptures and places to play.
Explore miles of paths that twist and turn up and down the slopes of the pit. You'll get breathtaking views of the Biomes and discover gardens and landscapes featuring everything from beautiful ornamental flowers to crops used for medicine, fuels, materials and food.
Top things to see
- The wonderful Giant Bee sculpture set amidst our flowerbeds
- Secluded spots and hidden corners in our Wild Cornwall area
- Red-hot pokers, of which we have around 100 species and cultivars
- The beautifully warm Plants for a changing climate garden, packed with sun-worshipping flowers
- A Cornish oasis with ornamental water pools; the Sense of Memory Garden
- The Spiral Garden, planted to stimulate all your senses
- Myth and Folklore, a secret garden telling the stories behind plants
- Hops and barley, the magic ingredients for beer, in our brewing display
- Hemp, the famous plant that goes into clothes and car panels worldwide
- Global allotments, an inspiration for grow your own enthusiasts
“A great, child-friendly garden”
TV gardener Charlie Dimmock