The Mediterranean Summer festival at Kew ran during the summer of
2007. Mediterranean Podcast
Subscribe to our podcast for first-hand opinions and practical tips from Kew staff. Each episode includes a mix of fascinating facts and opinions about the plants of the Mediterranean region, climate change, what Kew is doing, and what you can do.
Latest podcast - Episode 2: Visitor ExperienceS
Vanessa Collingridge finds out how visitors have been enjoying Kew's Mediterranean Summer Festival, and learning about plants from the region. She talks to Tony Kirkham, head of Kew's arboretum, about how Kew has recreated aspects of the Mediterranean landscape within the gardens, and follows a school group as they have fun learning about Mediterranean plants and their uses. Listen now...
Episode 1: Festival introduction
In the first podcast Vanessa Collingridge goes behind the scenes at Kew's Mediterranean Summer Festival to find out why Mediterranean plants and habitats are more interesting than just the backdrop to our holidays. Talking to Kew's director Steve Hopper and others central to the festival's development she finds out what the Mediterranean really means, why climate change is particularly important, and how everyone will be getting better acquainted with growing these plants in the future.
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- Second Mediterranean podcast - mp3 file
- First Mediterranean podcast - mp3 file
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