Kew Press Releases 2010-2011
Press releases from The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for 2010-2011.
For previous years please see the Press Release Archive. For Wakehurst and Millennium Seed Bank press releases see this page.
Madagascar Orchid Conservation project in collaboration with Illinois College
26 January 2012
Kew's Mayan chocolate adventure
January 2012
David Nash at Kew Gardens
Saturday 9 June 2012 - Sunday 14 April 2013
January 2012
An explosion of colour: Ignite your senses at Kew’s Tropical Extravaganza 2012
17 January 2012
World’s first night flowering orchid discovered on the island of New Britain
21 November 2011
Kew celebrates all things chocolatey this Easter
November 2011
Family Fun this Christmas at Kew Gardens:
Father Christmas, Vintage Car Rides, and Winter Walks!
November 2011
David Nash at Kew Gardens
Saturday 9th June 2012 - Sunday 14th April 2013
October 2011
Serpentine Gallery Garden Marathon
05 October 2011
Trust’s link-up with Kew offers hope for endangered butterfly
23 September 2011
Director (CEO and Chief Scientist) of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to return to Australia
14 September 2011
Rt Hon Richard Benyon, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Fisheries, opens new Kew Plant Reception and Quarantine Unit
September 2011
Family Fun this Christmas at Kew Gardens
Father Christmas, Vintage Car Rides, and Winter Walks!
August 2011
A Landscape of Colour: Kew Gardens in Autumn
August 2011
Sowing the Seeds of UK Biodiversity: Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank launches UK Native Seed Hub
17 August 2011
Start@Kew
‘One simple step can make a difference’
21 July 2011
Last Chance to See: The Times Eureka Chelsea Garden comes to Kew for the Summer
01 July 2011
Kew launches fundraising campaign to restore the Temperate House
10 May 2011
Kew's Summer Festival 2011
27 April 2011
Kew Teams Up with The Times for Chelsea 2011
27 April 2011
Appointment of the new Executive Director of the New South Wales Royal Botanic Gardens Trust in Sydney
20 April 2011
'HARD RAIN: What'll you do now?' exhibition comes to Kew Gardens
13 April 2011
Appointment of Trustees to the Board of Trustees, The Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG), Kew
01 April 2011
Google Street View adds the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to its Special Collection
02 March 2011
The Last Great Plant Hunt: the story of Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank
28 February 2011
Earliest European view of Everest found in Kew Archives
23 February 2011
Scientists warn about prescribed burning
18 February 2011
Kew up to see the World this Summer!
February 2011
A Choc-a-block full programme at Kew this Easter
February 2011
Wealth of orchid varieties is down to busy bees and helpful fungi
02 February 2011
Australia Landscape: Kew at the British Museum
26 January 2011
Kew Teams Up with The Times for Chelsea 2011
January 2011
First Time Out
January 2011
Stunning Spring Selling Exhibition at Kew Gardens
January 2011
Amazing Amazon Antidote to Frosty February at Kew Gardens!
January 2011
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden, announce the completion of The Plant List
29 December 2010
A new tropical mistletoe just in time for Christmas – one of many new discoveries from Kew in the International Year of Biodiversity
19 December 2010
A Choc-a-block full programme at Kew this Easter
December 2010
Norway pledges $50 million to campaign to collect and employ endangered wild relatives to world's major food crops
10 December 2010
Amazing Amazon Antidote to Frosty February at Kew Gardens!
November 2010
Kew's wreath for remembrance
08 November 2010
Study shows how ancient plants and soil fungi turned the Earth green
03 November 2010
Nature's backbone at risk
27 October 2010
Christmas at Kew Gardens ! Father Christmas, Vintage Car Rides, and Winter Walks
15 October 2010
Get Hot and Steamy in Gloomy February at Kew’s Tropical Extravaganza Festival!
15 October 2010
Kew scientists discover the largest genome of them all!
07 October 2010
New study shows over one fifth of the world's plants are under threat of extinction
28 September 2010
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s historic Herbarium opens a new wing in International Year of Biodiversity
September 2010
Earthwatch 2010 Debate, Thursday 14 October 2010
24 September 2010
Ecologists find new clues on climate change in 150 year-old pressed plants
22 September 2010
Kew and Missouri announce the development of the plant list, a working list of all plant species to aid plant conservation worldwide
20 September 2010
CNN International's Earth's Frontiers Debate Asks: Is the loss of planet’s biodiversity a greater threat than climate change?
17 August 2010
Common orchid gives scientists hope in face of climate change
09 August 2010
Princess Alexandra to unveil English Heritage Blue Plaque for former directors of Kew Gardens
27 July 2010
Kew's Agave abrupta makes a botanical bid for freedom in Princess of Wales Conservatory
16 July 2010
Bulbmania: Flowers from the Kew collection
15 July 2010
Shanghai Expo and Millennium Seed Bank partnership
08 July 2010
The first arrivals - ancient Britons were the earliest North Europeans
08 July 2010
New Study: Thousands of Undiscovered Plant Species Worldwide Face Extinction
07 July 2010
Enjoy a festive Christmas walk or visit Father Christmas at Kew Gardens
July 2010
Botanical Play at Kew this Autumn
July 2010
Ascension Island’s ‘extinct’ parsley fern makes a dramatic reappearance during International Year of Biodiversity
25 June 2010
Rare edible wild yam named as one of top 10 species of 2009
21 May 2010
Arizona State University press release - new species for top 10 list
21 May 2010
Smallest waterlily in the world brought back from the brink of extinction by Kew scientists
18 May 2010
Summer Fun in Biodiversity Year at Kew - Butterflies, Bugs, Beasties and more!
11 May 2010
South American Botanical Art comes to Kew Gardens
22 April 2010
International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition opens at Kew Gardens
19 April 2010
The Qur'anic Garden
13 April 2010
'Green Talent', a £2 million government scheme project to offer 5,000 green work placements
29 March 2010
South Africa Landscape - A joint project between the British Museum and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
17 March 2010
Kew's new caterers - Peyton and Byrne
12 March 2010
Kew's Summer festival - Butterflies and Moths
10 March 2010
Have an Eggcellent Easter at Kew's new outdoor play area, Treehouse Towers, sponsored by Velvet
10 March 2010
Spring into Biodiversity Year at Kew
17 February 2010
Independent review of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew published
10 February 2010
Summer Swing at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
19 January 2010
First known instance of a cricket as an orchid pollinator captured on film by Kew scientist
11 January 2010
Kew's Tropical Extravaganza - bursting with biodiversity and dripping with colour
11 January 2010
