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Outdoor Gardens

Key info

  • Over 20 acres of gardens 
  • Over 3,000 varieties of plant 
  • Allow 2 hours to see most of the Gardens 

What was once a sterile clay mine is now a vibrant global garden, brimming with plants, sculptures and places to play.

Explore miles of paths that twist and turn up and down the slopes of the pit. You'll get breathtaking views of the Biomes and discover gardens and landscapes featuring everything from beautiful ornamental flowers to crops used for medicine, fuels, materials and food. 

Kniphofia (red hot pokers) in flower at Eden Project

Bright sparks

Thousands of red hot pokers burst into flower in the summer.

Dahlias in front of the Eden Project Biomes

Summer colour

Just a few of the several thousand different plants in our Outdoor Gardens.

Giant bee sculpture in front of Eden's Biomes, with a host of golden daffodils nearby

The giant bee

A massive sculpture to remind us how much we need pollinators to help produce our food.

Global Gardens

An Eden gardener in our allotment exhibit that showcases food from around the world.

Swathes of purple lavender flowers growing at Eden

Soothing lavender

Swathes of this therapeutic plant begin to flower in mid-July.

Exploration

The many paths Eden's gardens have delights for horticultural enthusiasts and amateurs alike.

Woven willow chamber

Willow Dream Chamber

This beautiful and inspirational structure can be found in our Myth and Folklore exhibit.

Purple, blue and red flowers

Spring bloom

Our Outdoor Garden bursts into an impressive, colourful display in the spring.

Top things to see

  1. The wonderful Giant Bee sculpture set amidst our flowerbeds
  2. Secluded spots and hidden corners in our Wild Cornwall area
  3. Red-hot pokers, of which we have around 100 species and cultivars
  4. The beautifully warm Plants for a changing climate garden, packed with sun-worshipping flowers
  5. A Cornish oasis with ornamental water pools; the Sense of Memory Garden
  6. The Spiral Garden, planted to stimulate all your senses
  7. Myth and Folklore, a secret garden telling the stories behind plants
  8. Hops and barley, the magic ingredients for beer, in our brewing display
  9. Hemp, the famous plant that goes into clothes and car panels worldwide
  10. Global allotments, an inspiration for grow your own enthusiasts

“A great, child-friendly garden”

TV gardener Charlie Dimmock

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Highlights of the Outdoor Gardens

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