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The last tulip
by: Richard Wilford, Alpine and Rock Garden team blog 10 Jun 2013
As summer finally arrives, the spring bulbs fade and gradually die down for their summer rest. Most tulips have long finished flowering - but there is one species that waits until June to display its bright scarlet blooms.
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The art of macro photography - top tips from IGPOTY
by: Philip Smith, International Garden Photographer blog 06 Jun 2013
The IGPOTY Macro Art photo project is open for entries until 30 June. If you're thinking of entering - or if you're interested in macro photography - IGPOTY director Philip Smith offers some top tips.
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Spinach! Spinach! Spinach!
by: Aaron Marubbi, Incredibles Food blog 17 Jun 2013
If you’re looking for something that’s incredibly easy to grow and gives quick gratification for your efforts than look no further than spinach! Like radish and lettuce, spinach should be at the top of anyone’s list for quick reliable growers that give bumper crops with very little effort.
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Meet award-winning botanical illustrator Lucy Smith & discover her line drawings
by: Julia Buckley, Library, Art and Archives blog 17 Jun 2013
Lucy Smith recently won second prize in the Margaret Flockton award for botanical illustration. Read about her work as a botanical illustrator at Kew.
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Olympic rings spectacular unveiled
18 Apr 2012
A floral spectacular is in bloom in front of the Orangery at Kew Gardens to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.
David Attenborough's Kingdom of Plants 3D now available on DVD and Blu-ray
13 Mar 2012
Filmed over the course of a year at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kingdom of Plants 3D provides a fascinating new look at plant life using stunning 3D time-lapse filming techniques. Own your personal copy today following the DVD and Blu-ray release.
The forgotten home of coffee
Native to Ethiopia, wild Coffea arabica is now thought to be under threat.
Coffee is one of the world’s favourite drinks, one of the most important commercial crop-plants, and the second most valuable international commodity; Arabica coffee is considered to produce the finest coffee beans.
IncrEdibles at Kew Gardens
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Don't miss
Talk - Kew and food security in the 21st century
Thu 27 June 2013, 7pm
Come along to hear Head of Kew's Seed Conservation Department, Dr Paul Smith, explain how Kew is developing solutions to long-term global food security using the full range of the world's edible plants.
Georgian cookery demonstrations
Part of incredibles festival 2013
Sat 25 May - Mon 26 August 2013Find out what the Georgians liked to gorge on!
Course - Bat evening
Thu 15 August 2013, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Take this opportunity to explore the fascinating hidden lives of our native bat species.
The Wakehurst Seed Festival, including the Seed Swap, at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank
Sat 28 September 2013, 11am-5pmFollowing the success of our Great Seed Swap, held at Wakehurst for the last two years, this year Kew's Millennium Seed Bank is hosting the Wakehurst Seed Festival, including the Seed Swap.
Kew Palace and the Royal Kitchens
Discover the smallest and most intimate of the royal palaces. Now when you visit Kew Gardens you can visit Kew Palace at no extra charge. On busy days, entry to Kew Palace will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Pagoda
The Pagoda was completed in 1762. The ten-storey octagonal structure is 163 ft high (nearly 50 m).
Rhododendron Dell
The Rhododendron Dell is believed to date back to Kew’s early days. In around 1734, Charles Bridgeman created a sunken garden on the Richmond Estate (now the western half of Kew).
Waterlily House
The Waterlily House was designed to exhibit the giant waterlily (Victoria amazonica) but the plant never thrived there. Today, one of its closest relatives, Victoria cruziana, inhabits the enclosed pond instead.
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