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	 		<title>Visiting botanic gardens in the southern hemisphere</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:20:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/arboretum-team/botanic-gardens-in-the-southern-hemisphere.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[With the weather being so unseasonably cold in the UK recently, I thought I'd share with you some botanical warmth down under with the highlights of botanic gardens in Sydney, Perth and Singapore.<br/>
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	 		<title>Highlights from Kew&#39;s &#39;Capturing Spring&#39; photo challenge</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/capturing-spring.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Throughout March and April 2012, we invited members of our 'Your Kew' and 'Natural Neighbourhood' Flickr groups to take part in our 'Capturing Spring' photo challenge. With many great photos being taken and shared, we invited Philip Smith, Director of the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition, to pick his favourites.<br/>
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	 		<title>A summer of new experiences</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/kew-magazine/a-summer-of-new-experiences.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[There will be plenty of new experiences to be had at Kew this summer - from appreciating intriguing sculptures to discovering lost Georgian kitchens. You can find out much more about them all in <em>Kew</em> magazine.<br/>
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	 		<title>The plants have arrived</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/kew-british-museum/the-plants-have-arrived.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Following the arrival of over 4,000 plants, Steve Ruddy and his team have been busy building the North American Landscape... but weather conditions have made it challenging!<br/>
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	 		<title>Conservation of Fortune&#39;s Chinese tree portraits</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/library-art-archives/fortune-watercolours.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Read about the conservation work which has been carried out on some beautiful watercolour tree portraits from Kew's Illustrations collection.<br/>
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	 		<title>Behind-the-scenes of the Jodrell</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:58:44 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/volunteer-visit-to-the-jodrell.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Millennium Seed Bank volunteer Jean Helliwell recounts her recent opportunity to visit the Jodrell Laboratory at Kew.<br/>
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	 		<title>Aitchison and Asia in the Directors&#39; Correspondence</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:50:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/library-art-archives/aitchison-and-asia.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Uncovering the plant collecting experiences of a 19th century surgeon naturalist through his correspondence with Kew.<br/>
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	 		<title>Olympic rings spectacular unveiled</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:57:49 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/olympic-rings-unveiled.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[A floral spectacular is in bloom in front of the Orangery at Kew Gardens to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.<br/>
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	 		<title>Sourcing plants for the North American landscape</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:02:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/kew-british-museum/sourcing-plants-for-the-landscape.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[This year will see the West Lawn of the British Museum transformed by an array of stunning trees, flowers and grasses from Canada and the USA. Steve Ruddy and Tony Hall have been busy getting things ready.<br/>
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	 		<title>Come on a Maya adventure</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:57:34 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/a-maya-chocolate-adventure.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Take part in craft activities in a Maya village on Kew Palace lawns and go on a Maya-themed adventure around the Gardens.<br/>
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	 		<title>Woodland wonders</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:38:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/woodland-wonders.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[The beautiful spring weather has brought the best out of the Woodland Garden at Kew.<br/>
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	 		<title>Come on a Maya adventure</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:07:59 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/visit-kew-gardens/garden-attractions-A-Z/maya-chocolate-adventure.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Take part in craft activities in a Maya village on Kew Palace lawns and go on a Maya-themed adventure around the Gardens.<br/>
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	 		<title>Preparing for the Joseph Hooker exhibition</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/library-art-archives/preparing-for-the-joseph-hooker-exhibition.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Read about how the Preservation section prepared for the Joseph Hooker exhibition.<br/>
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	 		<title>Magnificent magnolias in the Arboretum at Kew Gardens</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/arboretum-team/magnificent-magnolias-in-arboretum.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[The wonderfully showy magnolias are in full flower, many dating back to the early 20th century. Colours range from pure white through to deep pinks with some flowers reaching over 20 cm across.<br/>
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	 		<title>Swapping seeds in the name of food diversity</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/swapping-seeds.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Join Vanessa Sutcliffe, Millennium Seed Bank Training Specialist, as she gets ready to organise the next Great Seed Swap taking place at Wakehurst on Saturday 20 October 2012.<br/>
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			<item><guid>http://www.kew.org/news/kingdom-of-plants.htm</guid>
	 		<title>David Attenborough&#39;s Kingdom of Plants 3D will burst onto Sky 3D screens in May 2012</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kingdom-of-plants.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Filmed over the course of a year at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, which houses some 90% of all known plant species in one form or another, <em>Kingdom of Plants 3D</em> provides a fascinating new look at plant life using stunning 3D time-lapse filming techniques.<br/>
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	 		<title>Masterpieces, mishaps and memories: Mount Kanchenjunga in the Directors&#39; Correspondence</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/library-art-archives/mount-kanchenjunga.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Kew's own Sir Joseph Hooker was the first Westerner to explore the  majestic Mount Kanchenjunga. Read about other stories surrounding this  mountain, inspired by a letter from  the artist and writer, Edward Lear.<br/>
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	 		<title>Repotting and root pruning: why, when, how?</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/bonsai/repotting-and-root-pruning.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Kew's Bonsai Specialist Richard Kernick explains the 'why, when and how' of the bonsai year's first major job - repotting.<br/>
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	 		<title>New year, new look!</title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/kew-magazine/new-look-for-kew-magazine.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Kew magazine is changing &ndash; we thought you might like a peek at our brand new design and what's inside the spring issue.<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>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/spring-arrives-in-the-alpine-house.htm</link>
	 		<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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