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Kew magazine
WINTER 2007
Contents
FEATURES
PROFILE: Top of the class Gail Vines talks to the former
keeper of the Herbarium Simon Owens about his new role at Kew.
MOORE AT KEW: Want to know Moore?
A fascinating insight into Moore at Kew by art critic Simon Grant, accompanied
by a series of stunning images by eminent landscape photographer Nick Meers.
ALL
IN A DAY'S WORK: Growing Ambitions
Download pdf of our feature article
Christina Harrison meets
the students and staff of Kew's world-renowned School pf Horticulture.
MESSAGES FROM THE PAST :
Oliver Whaley is studying inscriptions on ancient cacti that reveal insights
into a vanishing way of life.
THE NEW ORDER :
Richard Wilford reveals how one of Kew’s best-loved areas is changing,
what's happening and why.
MOUNTAIN MISSION: A Kew-led conservation expedition to one of Mozambique's montane regions, reports Jonathan Timberlake.
BIRDS AT KEW: Winter is a great time to start looking for beautiful and fascinating bird species as Sandra Bell reveals.
KEW PLANTS : The massive Mexican cactus that dwarfed visitng public in 1846. Richard Wilford explores its rise and fall.
NOW AND THEN: Compare an intriguing view of the Palm house under construction with today's tropical interior.
REGULARS
IN THIS ISSUE
The editor’s letter
KEW NEWS
The latest from all Kew’s gardens
CUTTINGS
A round-up of plant science news
DIRECTION
The director on Kew’s key priorities
KEW PLANT
Echinocactus
The ‘monster cactus ’
YOUNG KEW
Discover Kew’s mistletoe
TREASURES OF KEW
The swish of the Fishtail Palm - in flower
EVENTS
What’s on at Kew and Wakehurst
AXIS
Biofuels