Cornish hedged garden - Sorgente holiday cottage, Cornwall

The Cottage Garden

A cottage wouldn’t be complete without a garden and ours can be a real sun trap. Overlooked by the double bedroom, the cottage garden is easily accessible from the kitchen using the large sliding patio door.

Cornish hedged garden - Sorgente holiday cottage, Cornwall

It was remodelled and rebuilt using traditional Cornish hedges as boundary walls. These are similar to dry stone walls because they use no mortar in their construction. But Cornish hedges make use of soil knitted together by the roots of wild plants and flowers. In the garden walls you will find many wild flowers and herbs, also useful in the Kitchen.

The garden of the holiday home extends over two levels and we recommend that children should be supervised, especially on the upper level. The lower part, paved in black limestone, is an ideal spot for breakfast or afternoon tea or hanging out any washing or your wet suits. You will find a storage box for the folded garden furniture.

There is a barbecue area built into the wall that you can use for your own portable/disposable charcoal barbecues.

Enclosed sunny garden - Sorgente Holiday Cottage

Cornish hedged garden - Sorgente holiday cottage, Cornwall

Cornish hedged garden - Sorgente holiday cottage, Cornwall