[Pil-pc-oceania] Eden Project (Cornwall, UK) May Newsletter

[Deb Guildner]

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Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 12:55 AM
Subject: May Newsletter


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      The greenest car show on the planet returns for its second year, this time a little later in the year. Come and see the greenest cars available to buy today and also hear about exciting developments for the future. There's also plenty to keep the kids entertained with the Ford Green Car Trail and Racing Green - the first race track in the world to need no fossil fuels, it's powered by pedal power!

      Click here to find out more about the show and click here to find out more about our sponsor.

       
      Our Sessions line up looks like one of our best ever and we're now able to confirm some of the special guests appearing with them too.

            Confirmed so far:   
            27th June 
            The Verve (Sold Out)  
            29th June 
            The Raconteurs 
            Special Guests: Vampire Weekend 
            11th July 
            Bill Bailey  
            15th July 
            Kaiser Chiefs*  
            25th July 
            KT Tunstall  

      * A few more production tickets have become available for Kaiser Chiefs on July 15; these tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, May 21 at 6pm.

      To buy Sessions tickets click here.

        
            Do you have green fingers but would like to know more?
            The Eden Project has got together with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to offer a series of one day taster courses in Practical Horticulture. Whether you would like to work towards a career in horticulture or are a keen amateur our taster sessions are open to anyone who wants to learn some basic horticulture skills.The taster courses are £35 each and take place at Eden between March and June 2008. 
            For more information or to book call us on 01726 811972 or click here to email
              
            Race for Life at Eden
            Sunday 15th June 7pm
            There's still time to sign up to take part in Cancer Research UK's Race for Life at Eden which we're delighted to be a venue for again this year. Race for Life is the UK's largest women-only fundraising event, where women of all ages come together and walk, jog, or run 5k to raise money to help Cancer Research UK beat cancer.
            If you would like to take part visit: www.raceforlife.org 
            or call: 0871 641 2279
           
       
      Med Biome
      Over the next couple of weeks you'll see the wildflowers of the Californian foothills bursting into flower in our Mediterranean Biome. Another thing to look out for is the Dracunculus Vulgaris in the Mediterranean Biome which has a weird and wonderful maroon flower that stinks to high heaven! It's a real must-see, you'll find it flowering in the Cork Exhibit under the cork trees for the next two weeks.

      Rainforest Biome
      We have some mini versions of our famous Titan Arum - Amorphothallus sp. (Elephant Yam) springing up in the Malaysia area of the Biome, to find them just follow your nose! A more pleasant fragrance can be found wafting from our Brugmansia sp. (Angels Trumpet). It's on the top path by waterfall and next to new Soya exhibit. It has huge pendant, yellow or pink trumpet shaped flowers with a faint fragrance. However don't be misled by its good looks and attractive smell - it is a dark horse! It's very toxic and was used by shamans to achieve altered states of consciousness and by muggers in Bogota!

      Other plants to keep an eye out for are Thumbergia mysorensis. This pretty climber is flowering in the weeping fig by Tropics Trader. Tabernanthe Montana (Crepe Jasmine) is another must see. This highly scented flowering shrub can be found in the West Africa area of the Biome. Finally, don't miss our Annanas comosus - Pineapples! Most of our plantation is fruiting up at the moment and it won't be long till we have a crop of ripe fruit. You'll find them next to the bamboo house in Crops and Cultivation. Pina colada anyone?!

      Outdoor Landscape
      Our stunning blue border is starting to flower and will reach its peak during the next couple of weeks. At the moment Meconopsis betonicifolia (Himalayan poppy) is amongst the first to begin the show. The Trollius (globe flower) around the bog garden beside the Core are also flowering. Take a stroll up to Wild Cornwall and you'll find our wild flower meadow beginning to bloom too including the rare and beautiful, Lychnis flos-cuculis (ragged Robin).

       
      The Co-operative insurance
      Sexy Green Car Show 

      Sessions 

      Green fingers - day taster courses 

      Race for life at Eden 

      Festival of food and farming 

      Full event listings 


      Global Garden Party

      1 June - 19 July
      As the days get longer and the sun begins to shine with a little more warmth, we'll be celebrating plants which provide us with food. >From our herb garden and kitchen garden to spices from the Med and exotics from the Rainforest, feast your senses and find out more about the delicious delights from our Global Garden with the Eden team.

      As part of this season we have a Festival of Food and Farming taking place during the weekend 21/22 June. Click here to see our Events section for details.

      Festival of Food & Farming

      21 - 22 June 



      The weekend will be a fun packed fiesta of food exhibitions, cookery demonstrations, 'meeting the farmers behind your food' events, children's workshops, pasty crimping, live music, entertainment and much, much, more.

      Along with the Cornwall Agri-food Council and other farm and food focused businesses around Cornwall, we're proud to be supporting and promoting the Year of Food and Farming. This national campaign, initiated by the Royal Agricultural Society of England, aims to reconnect children to the countryside and raise awareness of the origins and impacts of food on our health and the environment.
      For festival details click here.



      Pre Sessions Tapas & priority access

      For the Sessions this year we're offering a Pre-Sessions Tapas supper for an additional £30 supplement to your Sessions ticket. This not only buys a fabulous tapas supper, served in our Gallery restaurant with its stunning views of the Biomes, but also a separate arrivals desk in the Gallery and a seated area with waitress drinks service* on the lower path with great view of the stage for the gig itself. The perfect start to a magical evening.

      Food will be served between 6pm & 8pm. After dinner you can either join the crowd in the main arena area or alternatively view the gig from the reserved priority access area.

      Price: £30pp supplement to Sessions ticket. Please note: This does NOT include your Sessions ticket. For further details or to book call the Box Office on 01726 811972 or email boxoffice at edenproject.com.

      * Drinks served in this area need to be paid for with cash.


      Now that spring seems finally to be showing signs of turning into summer, you'll find our shop packed full of summer products to entice you to get out there and enjoy the longer days and warmer weather. From hammocks, to portable folding barbecues that you can take anywhere (and avoid those nasty disposable ones), beach tents and chairs, great gardening accessories and a range of insect and birdhouses to make the most of your own garden. And so you can look stylish whilst you're lounging in your hammock or working in the garden, we have just launched a new clothing range! All our clothing is of course ethically sourced and made from organic cotton.

      Our plant deck is also chock-a-block with lots of new stock, mixtures of succulents from local nurseries make stunning displays with little watering, great sustainable gardening! We also have Impatiens Ray of Hope on sale, grown at our Eden Nursery at Pentewan. For each of these sold a contribution will be made to conservation work in the Seychelles to try to preserve this species. We also have stunning citrus and olives plants on sale as seen in our Med Biome. Perfect for pots to bring the Med to your garden this summer.
       
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