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
Na ʻĀina Kai Botanical Gardens Na ʻĀina Kai Botanical Gardens Na Āina Kai Botanical Gardens () are nonprofit botanical gardens located at 4101 Wailapa Road, Kīlauea, Kauai, Hawaii. A variety of guided tours are offered Tuesday through Friday; an admission fee is charged for each. Na Āina Kai was established by Joyce and Ed Doty in 1982. In 1999, it became a nonprofit organization and opened to the public. Today it contains 13 gardens, a hardwood plantation, meadow, canyon, and beach. More than 200 bronze sculptures are sited throughout the estate. Highlights of the Gardens include: Special displays have been created representing the lives of