The Pottery Garden

The garden at Emma Bridgewater Factory Garden sits alongside the pottery factory of Emma Bridgewater in Stoke-on-Trent. Designed to welcome visitors to the site, the garden reflects the relaxed, traditional style often associated with English cottage planting. Informal borders are filled with a mix of grasses, perennials and seasonal bulbs, creating colour and interest through the seasons while softening the industrial surroundings of the factory.

Pathways lead visitors through the space, with rounded planters and carefully placed features adding points of interest along the way. Bright spring flowers such as tulips and alliums bring jewel-like colour to the borders, while the ornamental grasses provide movement and texture. The garden creates a friendly and inviting atmosphere, linking the pottery’s well-known floral patterns with a real garden setting that visitors can enjoy while exploring the factory. 🌿