| Page Views: 1,966 Last Visit to Saint Austell: May, 2004 | A Day in The Garden of Eden by Geoff_Wright - last update: Sep 30, 2004 |
The Big Story of a Small clay PitThe South Cornish town of Saint Austell is'n really famous for anything much that I know of. It's a place that visitors usually just pass through, on their way down to Penzance, or other more interesting places. However, in 2001 all that began to change, and here follows a little story of how a rather insignificent China Clay Pit that no one had ever heard of, has been transformed into one of the Wonders of the Modern World.
Our visit was on Sunday 9th May 2004. 70 photos to follow, and lots of info too. Just be a little patient please! Thanks. |
|  | The project was to construct a botanical garden and education centre within a former china clay quarry. A sheltered micro-climate has now been created since the complex is below the surrounding ground level. The construction of enormous greenhouses (biomes) has enabled large numbers of the worldıs tropical and mediterranean species to be represented within the plantings.
The first part of the development was completed in 2001, but work is continuing on a third Biome, due to be completed in about 2005. The full story starts when you start reading the tips, below. |
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| Pros: | "A relaxing half a day out" | | Cons: | "Rather expensive, we thought, but a one-off visit." |
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aaristoteles Sun Jun 28, 2009 19:21 UTC
I was also a gardener for 5 years. We built 5 Thermo-houses at 1 ha in Germany. But the vegetations from your fotos are fantastic really like the paradise of Eden | balhannah Mon Nov 10, 2008 18:13 UTC
The Horse sculpture is very clever, and very well done. I have a photo of one in Calgary, a Draught Horse, made out of bits of metal. Nice gardens. | Nemorino Sat Sep 27, 2008 22:04 UTC
Fascinating tips on the Eden Project (which I must admit I had never heard of before). Glad to hear it has been such a success and is beefing up the Cornish economy, and providing employment. | VeronicaG Thu May 22, 2008 18:40 UTC
This interesting site seems worth a visit! I can just imagine the wonderful scent hanging in the air of the Tropical Biosphere. |
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