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Kew magazine
SPRING 2007
Contents
FEATURES
PROFILE: Rock star
Moving stone blocks is all part of the job for Joanne Everson. Gail Vines
catches up with this alpine specialist
HERITAGE: The people's prince
Susanne Groom explores the key role played by Prince Frederick in the
history of the gardens at Kew
FIELDWORK: In search of primulas
David Gardner follows Kew student Dan Leighton as he tracks down
native primulas in Vietnam
ALL IN A DAY'S WORK: In a class of their own
(read article online - pdf)
How do Kew's teachers inspire and enthuse visiting schoolchildren?
Christina Harrison finds out
ON THE INTERNET: Discover Africa online (www.aluka.org)
Anna Saltmarsh explains how Kew's African plant information has
been made available worldwide
PLANT SCIENCE: What plants have up their leaves
How effective are the plant extracts in our toiletries? Kew scientists
are finding out, as Gail Vines reveals
NOW AND THEN: Women in horticulture
Our new series uses archive images to show how things have changed
KEW'S GARDENS: Rolling stones?
(read article online - pdf)
Richard Wilford explores how Kew's Rock Garden has been transformed
over the past century
HERBIVORE: Some like it hot
Hattie Ellis bites into the fiery history of the chilli pepper – with
recipes by Jane Suthering
REGULARS
IN THIS ISSUE
The editor's letter
KEW NEWS
Find out about recent developments
DIRECTION
Ke's director, Stephen Hopper, outlines the new mission statement
CUTTINGS
A round-up of science news
KEW TIPS
Expert advice on creating a rock garden
KEW PLANT
Iris magnifica 'Margaret Mathew'
YOUNG KEW
Be a spring detective
WILD KEW
Recording changing times
EVENTS DIARY
What's on at Kew and Wakehurst
KEW MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY
A taster of the
current exhibition in the Nash Conservatory.