Willow Garden
This is the children's kingdom – a child-friendly garden with fences, caves, sculptures and tunnels made from living willow. It was created in two days by a flock of volunteers and staff, and was a gift from the Friends of the Botanical Garden to our 200th anniversary in 2014. Many varieties of willow are used, and several different ways of pleating. Fences will become a dense and solid green wall, if new shoots is pleated back into the fence. If you prefer a more open fence with the pleating showing, the new shoots are pinched. The Willow Garden is first and foremost a garden for kids, but we also hope it will inspire visitors to use willow in their own gardens.