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Ever had an ice cream bean for dessert?
by: Wolfgang Stuppy, Millennium Seed Bank blog31 Aug 2012
This month the Millennium Seed Bank's Seed Morphologist, Wolfgang Stuppy, has us salivating over the remarkable fruits of the ice cream bean (Inga edulis).
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Kew's Library celebrates the Olympics
by: Fiona Ainsworth, Library, Art and Archives blog29 Aug 2012
A special Olympic-themed display has just been completed in the Library Reading Room.
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Indigo blues
by: Jenny and Stella, Economic Botany blog28 Aug 2012
Jennifer Beasley and Stella Gardner, two textile conservation students at Glasgow University, report on a week's placement at Kew.
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Pretty in pink
by: Christina Harrison, Kew magazine blog21 Aug 2012
There are some fabulous flowering trees putting on a great show right now at Kew, including one mysterious bright pink head turner...
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Your donations can help Kew inspire visitors through our Gardens
21 Aug 2012
A recent donation from a Kew supporter will give more of our visitors the chance to explore our beautiful Gardens.
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Harapan memories and take-away thoughts
by: Jenny Williams & Marie Briggs, GIS team blog20 Aug 2012
Kew staff reminisce on time well spent in the Harapan Rainforest, Sumatra, with a summary of their GIS field mapping, personal accounts and photographs.
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Reflections on a year at Kew
by: Stephanie Rolt, Library, Art and Archives blog15 Aug 2012
Archives Graduate Trainee Stephanie Rolt reflects on some of the highlights of her year at Kew in her final blog post
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Have you caught Olympic Fever?
by: Christina Harrison, Kew magazine blog07 Aug 2012
If you've got a bad case of Olympic Fever why not head to Kew to continue to enjoy the spirit of the Games with the wonderful representations of the Olympic Rings and Paralympic logo in flower form? You can also see some of the tallest, oldest, fastest, weirdest and most beautiful plants on the planet right here.
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That's not really how it was
by: Philip Smith, International Garden Photographer blog03 Aug 2012
You are at Kew with your camera and snapping away - but when you get home you may be disappointed - we have tips for you!
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UK Virtual Herbarium - a pilot project
by: Sally King, Herbarium blog03 Aug 2012
Will you join Kew’s quest to unlock the information hidden behind the closed doors of our Herbarium cupboards?
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Brenierea insignis
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This bizarre Madagascan species Brenierea insignis has unusual flattened stems and is only really recognisable as a species of legume when in fruit.
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