http://www.edenproject.com/blog Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:42:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (For a bit of fun, every Friday our Plant Records Manager, Chris Bisson, the guy who maintains all the recorded information on our plant collections, will do a regular blog slot where he recommends his favourite “plant records” – that is, songs that are in some way ... http://www.edenproject.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/plant-records-is-back/ Visitors to the Eden Project’s Rainforest Biome will soon get a chance to climb way above the treetops and enjoy a unique bird’s eye view of the biggest greenhouse in the world. The Rainforest Lookout is a new aerial platform at the top of the 150-foot-high biome – taller than the ... http://www.edenproject.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/sky-high-rainforest-lookout-to-open-soon/ We've just installed a helium balloon to allow our gardeners to fly around the towering canopy of the Rainforest Biome.  The balloon gives great access to the tops of the giant trees in the Biome, making it easier to prune fast-growing trees such as balsa and kapok, which have reached the 50m ceiling of ... http://www.edenproject.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/our-gardeners-reach-new-heights-with-rainforest-balloon/ The soulful singer Paolo Nutini is just one of the many people who have shown their support for Eden’s new volunteering scheme the Barefoot Games. We caught up with Paolo just before his second sell-out performance at the Eden Sessions to tell him all about it. The Barefoot Games is a new ... http://www.edenproject.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/paolo-nutini-steps-up-to-support-the-barefoot-games/ An African tree has given birth to its signature sausage-shaped pod in our Rainforest Biome. The fruit is 20cm long, and we hope it will grow to the full 1m, as seen in the wild.  The Kigelia africana tree is named after the Mozambican words for sausage and tree (‘kigeli-keia’) and ... http://www.edenproject.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/rare-%e2%80%98sausage-tree%e2%80%99-fruits-in-eden%e2%80%99s-rainforest/ (For a bit of fun, every Friday our Plant Records Manager, Chris Bisson, the guy who maintains all the recorded information on our plant collections, will do a regular blog slot where he recommends his favourite “plant records” – that is, songs that are in some way ... http://www.edenproject.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/its-fridays-plant-record/ Yesterday saw one million people up and down the country sit down to eat together for The Big Lunch, the initiative started by the Eden Project to sow the seeds of community and friendship. Across the UK bouncy castles were inflated, sack races cheered and smiley faces painted on children and ... http://www.edenproject.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/the-big-lunch-success/ This Sunday, Brits are breaking out the bunting and barbecues for The Big Lunch. In all four corners of the UK, people are organising events ranging from a full-blown street party to a simple bring-your-own picnic with a couple of neighbours. There's still time to take part where you live - ... http://www.edenproject.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/big-lunch-this-sunday/ (For a bit of fun, every Friday our Plant Records Manager, Chris Bisson, the guy who maintains all the recorded information on our plant collections, will do a regular blog slot where he recommends his favourite “plant records” – that is, songs that are in some way ... http://www.edenproject.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/fridays-plant-record/ Eden hosts “longest picnic table in the world” The biggest greenhouses in the world played host to what could be the longest picnic table today. A grassy roof between the iconic Rainforest and Mediterranean Biomes at the Eden Project in Cornwall was the setting for the 48m long picnic for a ... http://www.edenproject.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/your-starter-for-the-big-lunch/