For centuries, plants have carried meaning, myth and medicine.
Designed by Kate Patrick, The Folklorians Garden brings these stories back to life, where leaves and roots become storytellers of healing, dragons and ancient lands. A sanctuary where old tales awaken and invite visitors to become their guardians.
In The Folklorians Garden, plants are more than their leaves, flowers and roots, they are storytellers. Some whisper of red dragons or green knights as they stand proud, softly enveloped in the white of the cliffs that we call home.
The garden offers a sanctuary where forgotten tales are given space to grow once more. Today, as you step into The Folklorians Garden, you take on the role of guardians helping to ensure that the stories of these plants will never be forgotten.
Uncover the story of the garden, the team behind it and a plant list
Folklore and our gardens
Explore the folklore associated with our gardens, from Wishing Trees to Wild & Whimsical Woodlands, Magical Menageries and more.
Read more here
The folklore of the plants in our gardens
Plants have always carried stories just beneath their leaves, quiet threads of myth and meaning woven into the everyday borders we walk past.
Explore the space where plants meet folklore, and the familiar becomes just a little more enchanted.
The Team
Plant List
The Folklorians Garden @ BBC Gardeners World Live 2026