Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Go Wild: Features: Harnessing Nature

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The Go Wild Festival ran at Kew and Wakehurst place for the summer of 2003. As such many of the festival features can no longer be seen in the gardens, but this website has been kept to give visitors access to wealth of information developed to support the festival.

Don't forget to check out the latest events in the gardens. Find out more......

Harnessing Nature

	The Field Hospital by Sally Hampson, Judith Palmer and Tim Cole An evocative collector’s pavilion illustrating traditional medicinal uses of UK native plants and their relevance to modern medicine. On throughout the festival	more info >>>
	Something's Brewing at Kew Illustrating the relationship of hop and barley growing to the brewing industry and the interdependence of traditional practices on the landscape, culture and rural economy. On throughout the festival in the North End of the Princess of Wales Conservatory	more info >>>
	Self Raising Flowers Illustrating the floral diversity of the traditional wheat field before the intensification in agricultural production methods. On throughout the festival, at its peak from July to September	more info >>>
	Wild Harvest An exhibition including artefacts made from UK native plants, a selection of UK timbers, photographs of UK habitats and examples of present-day uses of wild plants. On throughout the festival in the Space, White Peaks	more info >>>


		What is biodiversity? What is a native plant? Links

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Harnessing Nature

The Field Hospital by Sally Hampson, Judith Palmer and Tim Cole

Something's Brewing at Kew

Self Raising Flowers

Wild Harvest