ALWAYS GROWING
by BerniShand
The Eden Project is a place you can return to time and time again, even in January its 30 acre outside spaces called the `Roofless Biome` were far from barren, innovative planting means there is plenty of colour and the striking sculptures were highly visable, you leave with the desire to return when the Spring bulbs are in full flower, when the Summer blooms are showing and the scent of the lavender is filling the air, and when the Autumn colours are flaming
Big Build 2 is in progress........who would think that watching a building site could be so interesting ? but how wonderful to watch this amazing structure take shape, tempting you to return soon
Biome Design - Cling film with Attitude
by sandysmith
The final design comprised a two-layer steel curved space frame, the hex-tri-hex, with an outer layer of hexagons (the largest 11 m across). The whole thing resemles huge stars all bolted together like a giant Meccano kit. Each component was individually numbered, fitting into its own unique spot in the structure.
The transparent foil ‘windows’, made of 3 layers of ETFE (ethylenetetrafluoroethylene-copolymer), form inflated 2-metre-deep pillows. Cling film with attitude as it is known due to its light weight properties. The windows have a lifespan of over 25 years, transmits UV light - so you might need some sun block!
The Mediterranean Touch
by Geoff_Wright
Tim Smit first came into the foreground by his achievements in helping to restore the famous 'Lost Gardens of Heligan', in South Cornwall. On completion of that project, he wanted to develop a site where he could show the World just how dependant Man was on plants and nature. To that end, he listed his criteria, and began looking for a suitable site, which was not such an easy thing to do in the Cornish countryside. He needed a site large enough to accommodate his planned current needs, and any future developments, but not to be intrusive to anyone in the surrounding area. For example, he had to be able to build some tall structures, capable of accommodationg rainforest trees and the like.
The photo is of the inside of the Temperate Biome, which is of a Mediterranean climate.
St Austell
by grayfo
St Austell is a meeting point of old and new Cornwall, of ancient, narrow streets and smart pedestrian precincts with fine shops. Little more than a hamlet of houses with a church for much of its history, St Austell was transformed by the discovery in the mid-eighteenth century, by the chemist William Cookworthy, of huge reserves of china clay
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Eden Project giant bee
Freya watching the singer at the late night set
Tropical Trader
Outdoor Biome
