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	 		<title>Woodland wonders</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:38:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
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	 		<description><![CDATA[The beautiful spring weather has brought the best out of the Woodland Garden at Kew.<br/>
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	 		<title>Spring arrives in the Alpine House</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
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	 		<description><![CDATA[The last few warm days have brought a lot of bulbs into flower in the Davies Alpine House - from all over the world!<br/>
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	 		<title>The winter flowering Cyclamen coum</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/the-winter-flowering-cyclamen-coum.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[It is said that you can have a cyclamen in flower every month of the year and January belongs to the diminutive <em>Cyclamen coum</em>.<br/>
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	 		<title>Early daffs...and more!</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/early-daffs-and-more.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[The warm autumn has encouraged some daffodils (<em>Narcissus</em>) to flower early in the Davies Alpine House - and there are other interesting plants to see there too.<br/>
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	 		<title>The perfect Japanese maple?</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:50:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/the-perfect-acer.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[The trees in the Woodland Garden provide shade for us to grow a range of woodland plants and bulbs, but they also add their own colour at this time of year. The Japanese maple, <em>Acer palmatum</em> 'Sangokaku', is one of the best.<br/>
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	 		<title>Autumn colour on the Rock Garden</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/autumn-colour-on-the-rock-garden.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[After the heat wave of last week, the autumnal weather is now back to normal. But don't worry, there is plenty of colour to see on the Rock Garden. Look out for Crocus, Cyclamen and even an early snowdrop.<br/>
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	 		<title>Autumn bulbs, inside and out</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:01:14 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/autumn-bulbs-inside-and-out.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[In their Mediterranean home, many bulbs burst into flower when the autumn rains arrive. At Kew you can see them on display inside the Davies Alpine House and outside on the Rock Garden.<br/>
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	 		<title>Alpine travels in Armenia (part three)</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/alpine-travels-in-armenia-part-three.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Kit Strange from Kew's Alpine team continues her travels in Armenia, this time discovering food from the mountains.<br/>
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	 		<title>Summer in the Alpine House</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:25:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/summer-in-the-alpine-house.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[The main flowering season for alpine plants is spring, but there are many mountain plants that flower in summer. You can see plenty of these now in the Davies Alpine House. But why do they flower now?<br/>
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	 		<title>Alpine travels in Armenia (part two)</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/alpine-travels-in-armenia-part-two.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Travelling in Armenia is fascinating, both botanically and culturally. Read on to find out about legends, mysteries and tales of the unexpected!<br/>
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	 		<title>Alpine travels in Armenia (part one)</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
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	 		<description><![CDATA[See some of the wonderful plants found by Kit Strange from Kew's Alpine team, as she travelled around Armenia to see spring bulbs in their native habitat.<br/>
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	 		<title>Alpine success at Chelsea</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/alpine-success-at-chelsea.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Kew's&nbsp;Alpine Nursery sent plants to the Chelsea Flower Show to be shown to the RHS Rock Garden Plant Committee - and three out of four received an award! Read on to see the what caught the Committee's eye.<br/>
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	 		<title>Spice up your garden with roscoeas</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/spice-up-your-garden-with-roscoeas.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[If you want to spice up your garden then take a look at the exotic roscoeas. They are part of the ginger family, but are fully hardy in the UK and flower from now until late summer.<br/>
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	 		<title>The Rock Garden in full bloom</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/the-flowering-rock-garden.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[The recent warm, sunny weather here in London has brought a whole range of plants into flower on the Rock Garden at Kew. Read on to see some of the highlights.<br/>
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	 		<title>The parasitic purple toothwort, Lathraea clandestina, is flowering now.</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/purple-toothwort-flowering.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[The purple flowers of the parasitic Lathraea clandestina, known as purple toothwort, mysteriously sprout from the ground in the Woodland Garden.<br/>
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	 		<title>The Davies Alpine House, five years on</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/alpine-house-five-years-on.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[The Davies Alpine House is five years old this month. See what changes have been made since it opened on 11 March 2006.<br/>
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	 		<title>The Chilean blue crocus, a real eyeful - and it&#39;s not a crocus!</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/chilean-blue-crocus.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Once thought extinct in the wild, the stunning blue-flowered Chilean blue crocus was rediscovered in the Andes near Santiago, Chile, in spring 2001. You can see it flowering now in the Davies Alpine House.<br/>
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	 		<title>Dionysia - flowering cushions in the Alpine House</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/dionysia-flowering-cushions.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Some of the most exquisite alpine plants are in the genus Dionysia. In early spring these cushion-forming plants are covered with flowers and are displayed&nbsp;in the Davies Alpine House.<br/>
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	 		<title>Renovating the Rock Garden</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/renovating-the-rock-garden.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[There is more to working on Kew's Rock Garden than looking after the plants; the rocks need attention too. Winter is the time when the Rock Garden team carry out important renovation work.<br/>
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	 		<title>Signs of spring</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/signs-of-spring.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[We are in the depths of winter but there are already signs of spring appearing on the Rock Garden at Kew.<br/>
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