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At Eden’s Festival of Discovery, you can learn to enjoy and care for gardens, wildlife and greenspace, beat lockdown, get out and get active.”Īs new data shows that more than 50% of people in the UK said gardening helped then cope better with national lockdown in spring than it is now, a host of gardening celebrities and natural world experts will share inspiration to encourage outdoor activities in a mix of lively discussions, fun outdoor demonstrations and enlightening tours set in the dramatic Eden landscapes and Biomes.įull-time NHS GP Dr Amir Khan who appears on TV shows GPs Behind Closed Doors, How to Lose a Stone for Summer and on ITV’s Lorraine will share insight on the vital role of nature to support health and wellbeing with fellow panelists Professor Tom Oliver who wrote critically acclaimed book The Self Delusion, which explores how people and the natural world are intimately connected – and why that matters.įestival-goers will be transported into the world-famous Eden Biomes through virtual tours walking amongst the exotic plants and foraging in the stunning Cornish landscape to inspire them to get out exploring the varied natural places closer to home.Įden’s very own specialist horticulturalist Fern Carroll-Smith will explain everything you needed to know about harvesting, storing and germinating seeds ready for next Spring. Horticulture and nature can be an antidote for the stresses and anxiety caused by modern world pressures, so I plan to show people how interacting with nature can help if you’re suffering from stress, anxiety, headaches, depression, loss, loneliness and other mental and physical illnesses. He is a champion of the positive power of plants and nature, strongly believing that you can grow happiness and contentment in your life through the nurturing of plants and engagement with nature.ĭavid said: "I'm delighted to be part of the Festival of Discovery to help people reconnect with the natural world and stay fit and healthy both in mind and body. The entrance the new building, which will form the subject of my next post.Chartered Horticulturalist and Broadcaster David Domoney, will appear at the festival in The Great Outdoors arena - one of five zones, to prescribe plant and nature activities specific to a list of health issues. This is a wonderful lead in to the biomes and the new building, and there is only one real way to tell it, especially for me:
Here are some early pictures before I take you on the walk through time: A shot taken in transit.įor twitter users this is one way to contact the Eden Project. We settled on the Walk Through Time, the new building and the Mediterranean Biome (the biomes, as you will see are remarkable structures whose architecture owes much to the legendary Richard Buckminster Fuller). After the purchase of tickets we decided what to do. This was my second visit, but the place had developed so massively from my first visit that it was effectively a new experience. We just missed a bus from the car park to the visitors centre and walked there instead.
There is generous car parking provision, but you can also travel there by public transport (train to St Austell and then a connecting bus to the Eden Project). This was a family trip, and we travelled from my parents place by car.
After a brief aside it is time to resume my coverage of my Cornish winter holiday with the first of what will be several posts about the Eden Project.
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