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Have you visited the David Nash at Kew exhibition yet?
by: Christina Harrison, Kew magazine blog29 Jun 2012
If not, what's stopping you?
The sculptures are looking fantastic right now and there's plenty to see, whatever the weather.
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Donate your unwanted foreign coins to Kew
28 Jun 2012
Have you returned from holiday with unwanted currency? Perhaps you have foreign coins and notes hidden away in the back of a drawer? Why not donate them to Kew and support our work?
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Spot the chemical difference
26 Jun 2012
Scientists at Kew have devised a method to distinguish similar flavonoids when chemically profiling plant extracts.
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Unexpected photos from the field
by: Alex Roberts, UK Overseas Territories team blog19 Jun 2012
Whilst studying herbarium specimens collected from the Caribbean Islands, UKOTs intern Alex Roberts was thrilled to discover photographs taken during a plant collecting expedition to Dominica in 1940, tucked away alongside the plant specimens they portray.
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Pretty little liars
by: Wolfgang Stuppy, Millennium Seed Bank blog18 Jun 2012
In his fourth 'Seed of the Month' series, Wolfgang Stuppy exposes some fraudsters of the plant kingdom including the pretty but poisonous seeds of Abrus precatorius.
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Gardeners and tigers and scares, oh my!
by: Emma Latham, Library, Art and Archives blog15 Jun 2012
It's not just plant talk and garden gossip in the Directors' Correspondence; there are some letters which recount exciting (and rather scary!) events too, such as the late 19th century tiger attack in the Calcutta Botanic Gardens.
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Kew's 'Old Lions' celebrate 250 years
by: Tony Hall, Arboretum team blog14 Jun 2012
This year marks the 250th anniversary of Kew's 'Old Lions'. These magnificent trees are the oldest trees with known dates in the Gardens, dating back to 1762.
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Richard Deverell to succeed Professor Stephen Hopper as Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
13 Jun 2012
The Trustees are pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Deverell to succeed Professor Stephen Hopper as Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Richard will take up his post in autumn 2012.
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Director of Kew named in Australian Honours list
11 Jun 2012
Professor Stephen Hopper, Director (CEO and Chief Scientist) of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has been appointed a ‘Companion of the Order of Australia’, within the Australian Honours System.
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Jubilee celebrations
by: Debora Hodgson, Stephanie Rolt, Library, Art and Archives blog08 Jun 2012
Read about a special display that has been produced for the Library Reading Room to celebrate Her Majesty's connections with Kew.
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