People in Cornwall could be set to get to work with garden tools in Cornwall as part of a project to resurrect an old tin mine.
As part of a multi-million pound project to revive a site in Redruth in the most south-westerly county in the UK, five new botanic gardens are to be created.
Robinson's Shaft was one of the last working mines of its kind until it faced closure in 1996, but is to be resurrected thanks to additional funding.
A £22.3 million grant has been received from the Big Lottery, alongside extra cash injections from the Homes and Communities Agency, the European Union and Cornwall County Council.
It is hoped a major attraction will be created for the benefit of the local community and visitors to the region, which covers a 19 acre site and is to be named Heartlands.
One of the main features of the site is to be called the Diaspora Botanical Gardens, which are described as "an area of horticultural excellence".
The history of Cornish gardening is celebrated as a story of emigration, as thousands of residents left the county when the tin mining industry started to decline in the 19th century – suggesting the two traditions and pastimes share close ties.
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the US and South America are represented by five distinct areas, each featuring plants the gardeners are thought to have took with them on their exodus and many varieties they brought back with them.
Each section will be characterised by national customs, for example the New Zealand are using traditional Maori design forms, while the Australian segment is loosely based on an Aboriginal dot painting.
Spaces for animals are likely to be a feature of the area, as the Royal Horticultural Society and the Wildlife Trusts recently claimed it is increasingly important creatures have a network of green spaces to inhabit.
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Gardening project to resurrect tin mine?
As part of a multi-million pound project to revive a site in Redruth in the most south-westerly county in the UK, five new botanic gardens are to be created.
Robinson's Shaft was one of the last working mines of its kind until it faced closure in 1996, but is to be resurrected thanks to additional funding.
A £22.3 million grant has been received from the Big Lottery, alongside extra cash injections from the Homes and Communities Agency, the European Union and Cornwall County Council.
It is hoped a major attraction will be created for the benefit of the local community and visitors to the region, which covers a 19 acre site and is to be named Heartlands.
One of the main features of the site is to be called the Diaspora Botanical Gardens, which are described as "an area of horticultural excellence".
The history of Cornish gardening is celebrated as a story of emigration, as thousands of residents left the county when the tin mining industry started to decline in the 19th century – suggesting the two traditions and pastimes share close ties.
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the US and South America are represented by five distinct areas, each featuring plants the gardeners are thought to have took with them on their exodus and many varieties they brought back with them.
Each section will be characterised by national customs, for example the New Zealand are using traditional Maori design forms, while the Australian segment is loosely based on an Aboriginal dot painting.
Spaces for animals are likely to be a feature of the area, as the Royal Horticultural Society and the Wildlife Trusts recently claimed it is increasingly important creatures have a network of green spaces to inhabit.