Tim Smit platinum and gold discs. In 1987 he moved with his family to Cornwall and became involved with Rob Poole, John Nelson and The Lost Gardens of Heligan. During his time at Heligan, Smit wrote a popular book about the project. Later he dreamt up and then created the Eden Project, near St Austell, an £80 million initiative to build two transparent biomes in an old china clay pit near the village of Bodelva. The biomes contain different eco-climates; rainforest and Mediterranean. The outside area is also described as a biome and features areas such as "Wild Cornwall". Eden aims to
Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens is named after. The gates of the HIBG opened on September 14, 2002, and is open to the public free of admission due to the K.C Irving Environmental Trust. The funding of the HIBG is provided by the K.C. Irving Environmental Trust as well as donors ranging from individual students to some of Canada's largest corporations. The Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens consists of six acres divided into nine unique habitats of the Acadian Forest Region. The native plants are labelled with their botanical name and common name. Like all botanical gardens, the HIBG maintains a collection consisting of native plants