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Read the blog from Kew Magazine's Editor, Christina Harrison.
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Follow Richard Wilford on a tour of Kew's Narcissus collections in this issue of Kew Magazine.
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Download the pdf 'Entering the Third Dimension' about the new 3D TV series.
Kew Magazine
Welcome to Kew Magazine
Plants are not only beautiful and intriguing, they are the basis of all life on Earth. At Kew we work to increase our understanding of plants and fungi as well as promoting the sustainable management of our environment.
Kew, the magazine of the Royal Botanic Gardens, pulls together a fascinating mix of articles that go behind the scenes to explain the immense range of Kew’s work at home and abroad. From horticulture, education, conservation and the environment, to art and history, all features focus on plants and the people who work with them. Among the stories that Kew tells are those about plant-hunting expeditions to remote corners of the world, plant conservation work in many countries, profiles of Kew’s experts, discoveries of new species, and the ways in which people can use the world's plants to improve their lives. The latest news from Kew and the world of plant science, and a diary of events completes the magazine. The contribution of top writers and photographers combined with outstanding design, high production values and editorial quality makes Kew a beautiful magazine and a well-respected ambassador for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
SPRING ISSUE – out 9 March
In the new look spring issue of Kew magazine there's plenty of exciting features to browse through. We take an exclusive behind the scenes peek at the making of the new 3D television series – Kingdom of Plants 3D – filmed at Kew by Atlantic Productions for Sky 3D, and we meet its presenter Sir David Attenborough to hear his views on what makes this new series so special.
We celebrate Kew's hard working volunteer guides who are marking their 20th anniversary this year; Emma Townshend reveals how they successfully communicate the wonders of Kew to thousands of visitors every year. We also head into the archives to see how decades of historical correspondence to Kew's directors is being digitised and is revealing some hidden stories and bizarre tales.
There's also plenty to marvel at in the gardens this spring - Richard Wilford takes us on a tour of Kew's Narcissus collections and reveals the history behind the beautiful, spring flowering, Wisteria sinensis. You can also get a great taster of the International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition with our selection of some of the very best entrants.
Regular features include:
- a round up of Kew news and the latest plant science stories
- all the details of events, lectures, tours and festivals at Kew and Wakehurst Place
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Kew magazine at the GMG awards
Kew magazine won the 2011 Plants and Well Being Award from the Garden Media Guild
Recent awards
On 30 November 2011 Kew magazine won a prestigious Garden Media Guild award for communicating the importance of plants to people. The Plants and Well Being Award was given for Gail Vines' piece Growing your own which appeared in the summer 2011 issue. The feature explores an international Kew project that helps communities through wild plant conservation. Click the link above to read the article, or you can find out more about the MGU Useful Plants Project here.
Another article from the same issue was a finalist in the same category. Flower Power at Chelsea, written by Stephen Anderton, followed the build and purpose of the The Times Eureka Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, which celebrated useful plants. In the Environment award, Kew magazine was a finalist with Little things mean a lot, from the autumn 2010 issue, where head of Wakehurst Place, Andrew Jackson, explored the conservation of lower plants and celebrated The Francis Rose Reserve at Wakehurst.
Kew magazine won two prestigious Garden Media Guild awards in 2008 – for Features Photographer of the Year and for writing in the Environment category. It was a finalist in the Environment category in 2010 for two features by Carolyn Fry - Desperately Seeking Species (Spring 2010) and Saving a World of Diversity (Summer 2010).
You can also browse past articles by going to our archive (see the menu on the right).
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