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Pine pests on the Turks and Caicos Islands
15 May 2012
Scientists are studying the insects causing the decline of the Caribbean pine on Turks and Caicos and searching for chemical markers for unhealthy trees.
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Investigating the plants of the Caribbean... on the outskirts of London!
by: Andrew Budden, UK Overseas Territories team blog15 May 2012
Andrew Budden, one of Kew's volunteer interns, describes how information from preserved specimens of Caribbean plants helps to assess the conservation status of plants native to the Caribbean UK Overseas Territories.
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The sadistic dispersal strategy of the puncture vine
by: Wolfgang Stuppy, Millennium Seed Bank blog08 May 2012
In his third 'Seed of the Month' blog series, Wolfgang Stuppy warns us of the 'dangerous' seeds of Tribulus terrestris.
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Analyses of Marianne North paintings
04 May 2012
Chemical analyses of Kew’s Marianne North oil paintings have helped in their conservation.
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The plants have arrived
by: Steve Ruddy, Kew at the British Museum blog02 May 2012
Following the arrival of over 4,000 plants, Steve Ruddy and his team have been busy building the North American Landscape... but weather conditions have made it challenging!
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Conservation of Fortune's Chinese tree portraits
by: Emma Le Cornu, Library, Art and Archives blog30 Apr 2012
Read about the conservation work which has been carried out on some beautiful watercolour tree portraits from Kew's Illustrations collection.
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Behind-the-scenes of the Jodrell
by: Jean Helliwell, Millennium Seed Bank blog23 Apr 2012
Millennium Seed Bank volunteer Jean Helliwell recounts her recent opportunity to visit the Jodrell Laboratory at Kew.
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Aitchison and Asia in the Directors' Correspondence
by: Katherine Harrington, Library, Art and Archives blog19 Apr 2012
Uncovering the plant collecting experiences of a 19th century surgeon naturalist through his correspondence with Kew.
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Olympic rings spectacular unveiled
18 Apr 2012
A floral spectacular is in bloom in front of the Orangery at Kew Gardens to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Sourcing plants for the North American landscape
by: Steve Ruddy & Tony Hall, Kew at the British Museum blog12 Apr 2012
This year will see the West Lawn of the British Museum transformed by an array of stunning trees, flowers and grasses from Canada and the USA. Steve Ruddy and Tony Hall have been busy getting things ready.
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evergreen kangaroo paw
Evergreen kangaroo paw has a clump of narrow, iris-like leaves and branching stems. The masses of tubular, curved, densely-hairy flowers are usually yellow, but can be orange, red, pink or green.
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