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Kew to be involved in the new INQUIRE education project
10 Jun 2011
Kew is delighted to be a partner in INQUIRE, a pan-European project which aims to reinvigorate inquiry-based science education.
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Kew supporters celebrate the publication of 'The last great plant hunt - the story of Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank'
10 Jun 2011
Kew's newest book title was given a great launch with authors, supporters of Kew's Millennium Seed Bank and staff attending a celebratory party in the Nash Conservatory, to welcome the book's publication.
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Friday nights have a new flavour at Kew this summer
09 Jun 2011
Join Peyton & Byrne at one of our exclusive pop-up restaurant evenings in the Orangery, and experience the taste of Kew Gardens as never before.
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#AskArchivists Day with Kew, 9 June 2011
by: Kiri Ross-Jones, Library, Art and Archives blog06 Jun 2011
Kiri explains how her team will be taking part in the international twitter event #AskArchivists Day and how you can tweet the team your questions.
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Hidden Memories - the Archives' Oral History Project
by: Michele Losse, Library, Art and Archives blog03 Jun 2011
Michele blogs about her work on the Oral History Project and how she is capturing the memories of Kew staff.
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White Peaks Café has been transformed into a new family-friendly restaurant.
01 Jun 2011
There have been some exciting changes taking place to White Peak over recent weeks. We have transformed the existing shop into a new family-friendly café and retail space, with lots more additional seating inside and out
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The changing and developing landscape
by: Philippa Edwards, Kew at the British Museum blog31 May 2011
Project Manager Philippa Edwards, provides an update on how the plants are looking in the Australia Landscape.
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Potting with coir
by: Nick Johnson, Tropical Nursery blog27 May 2011
Join Nick Johnson as he explains the use of peat-free mixes in the Tropical Nursery.
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Play Tweet & Grow today
26 May 2011
Easy to learn but difficult to master, Tweet & Grow invites you to nurture some amazing plants featured at Kew Gardens this summer – from deserts, mountains and rainforests around the world.
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Alpine success at Chelsea
by: Richard Wilford, Alpine and Rock Garden team blog26 May 2011
Kew's Alpine Nursery sent plants to the Chelsea Flower Show to be shown to the RHS Rock Garden Plant Committee - and three out of four received an award! Read on to see the what caught the Committee's eye.
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