Wild Child Cornwall

The Wild Child Cornwall Garden is a maritime hardy, texturally attractive, biodiverse, colourful space with strong three-dimensional qualities. A series of sculptural live willow forms sit among wildly planted sensory, edible and textural plants.

A trail of balance wood blocks invite children to explore. It leads through the pollinator forest of Echium pininana,Stipa giganteaand Verbena bonariensis to the edible flower beds of Borago officinalis and Tropaeolum majus. The path then flows to the fragrant growing willow sculpture forms that act as small play spaces as well as areas to sit, observe and study plants and wildlife.

At a glance:

Who is this garden for?
Families with young children, homeschooling parents and forest school groups.
Where is the garden set?  
The coastal village of Perranporth, on the north coast of Cornwall.
Who or what is the design inspiration?
This garden looks to help develop resilient, plant-curious, climate and bio-diversity aware children.

Key sustainability points

• Reclaimed materials where possible, such as untreated, responsibly sourced scaffold boards to build the beds.
• No dig method and woodchip mulch help protect the soil structure.
• The garden in its entirety will be transported back to the Perranporth Parish Council Garden and will be planted into preprepared beds.