Course - Vegetable growing for novices

Wed 29 May 2013, 10.30am - 4.30pm

Join Christine Lavelle, lecturer in horticulture and ecology, on a course designed for novice gardeners who want to improve their vegetable growing skills.

Guided walking tour - Native British woodland

Come to Kew to find out about the native British plants that thrive in the conservation area in late spring.

Course - Seasonal stroll and soup

Thu 18 July 2013, 10.30am-1pm

Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter - come and celebrate the joys of seasonality in this regular series of quarterly talks and strolls at Wakehurst, a garden for all year round interest.

Course - Bat evening

Take this opportunity to explore the fascinating hidden lives of our native bat species.

Queen Charlotte's Cottage

In the late 18th century, this thatched cottage was a private haven for Queen Charlotte and her family, a place for secluded royal picnicking and leisure time. Open weekends and Bank Holidays from 11am to 4pm from Saturday 7 April until Sunday 30 September 2012.

Temperate House

The Temperate House is the largest surviving Victorian glasshouse in the world, covering 4,880 square metres (5,850 square yards) and extending to 19 metres (63 feet) high. The Temperate House will be closing in summer 2013, for five years, for vital restoration work to be carried out.

Davies Alpine House

The Davies Alpine House is the latest addition to Kew’s glasshouses. It opened in 2006, the first new glasshouse to be commissioned for two decades. It is located at the north end of the Rock Garden.

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).