Plants, gardens and horticulture
We've planted over a million plants from different climates around the world to show visitors that:
- plants give us our food, fuel, materials and medicines
- plants are part of a wider ecosystem that provides our water and air
- the natural world can be beautiful, relaxing and inspiring.
As an educational charity, we also use gardening as a way of empowering, engaging and connecting people through special outreach projects. Eden's horticulture programmes focus on everyone from prisoners to the disabled, from local families to schoolchildren worldwide. Get a taste of our approach below.
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Showcasing nature
Our rich global gardens show visitors where food, fuel, materials and medicines come from, helping them understand man's dependency on the natural world.
See what's here at the Eden Project
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Community growing
Families are learning to plant, grow, cook, share and eat together through our Seeds, Soup and Sarnies project that's running in Cornwall and Middlesbrough.
Read about Seeds, Soup and Sarnies
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Working with prisoners
We offer essential life skills to offenders in South West prisons, including business training and horticulture. Together, we won a silver medal at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Find out about Growing for Life
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Teaching new skills
We offer a special practical gardening course taught by our horticulture team. It's ideal for amateurs or those wanting to kickstart a career in horticulture.
Find out about the course
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Connecting cultures
Our global network of school gardens helps thousands of children share their own experience and culture of growing food with peers across four continents.
Check out Gardens for Life
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Gardening with the disabled
A unique programme offering horticulture skills at Eden's plant nursery is offering a truly life-changing experience for people whose lives have been affected by disability.
Find out about People and Gardens
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Spreading the word
Our online magazine offers the latest stories on plant conservation, from botanical discoveries in tropical rainforests to preserving the Cornish coast.
Read articles from Plant Talk
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Winning prizes together
We collaborated with homeless shelters and prisons to design, grow and man inspirational garden exhibits at the Chelsea Flower Show. Together we've won two medals.
Read about our success
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Inspiring gardeners
We stock a range of specially selected tools, seeds, plants, outdoor play equipment and wildlife-friendly gardening features in Eden's online and onsite shops.
Visit Eden's online shop
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