Eden Project

Plants, gardens and horticulture

We are an educational charity and we have planted over a million plants from around the world to teach our visitors about humans' relationship with nature.

Our exhibits are designed to show 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.

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 Eden
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 the project
Working with prisoners
We offer essential life skills to offenders in South West prisons. Together, we won a silver medal at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Find out about Growing for Life
Teaching new skills
Our practical gardening courses are ideal for amateurs or those wanting to begin a career in horticulture.
Find out about the courses
Connecting cultures
Our global network of school gardens helps thousands of children share their own experience of growing food with peers across four continents.
Check out Gardens for Life
Gardening with the disabled
A unique programme offering horticulture skills is offering a truly life-changing experience for people whose lives have been affected by disability.
Find out about People and Gardens
Spreading the word
Our online magazine offers the latest stories on plant conservation, from botanical discoveries in the tropics to preserving the Cornish coast.
Read articles from Plant Talk
Winning prizes together
We collaborated with homeless shelters and prisons on garden exhibits at the Chelsea Flower Show. Together we've won two medals.
Read about our success