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Join in the survey and tell us your views!
by: Christina Harrison, Kew magazine blog21 Sep 2010
Earlier this month we launched a reader survey for Kew magazine and I thought you might like to hear how it's going.
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Resilience vs Risk - how nature recovers after disturbance
by: Denise Deluca, Business Inspired by Nature blog21 Sep 2010
Unlike the business world, nature has no ability to predict future events, but instead uses 'resilience' as its strategy for recovery after disturbance. Inherent within this are creativity and innovation which bring wider benefits. In these transformational times of volatile change, businesses can improve their ability to thrive (not just survive) by focusing on their resilience.
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Meet Kew's Alpine & Rock Garden Team
by: Richard Wilford, Alpine and Rock Garden team blog20 Sep 2010
Meet the team who will be writing the Alpine and Rock Garden blog and find out about the areas of Kew Gardens that they look after.
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The Plant List - the first working list of all known plants
20 Sep 2010
Kew and Missouri Botanical Gardens in the United States are collaborating with partners worldwide to create the first working list of all known plants.
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Vascular Plant Classification in botanic gardens – an international approach
20 Sep 2010
In this item James Wearn provides an overview for botanists on the Vascular Plant Classification Committee (VPCC), of which he is the Secretary, and the recent agreement achieved for the rearrangement of plant specimens in herbaria and other collections.
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Planting up a succulent display
by: Sam Crosfield, Tropical Nursery blog17 Sep 2010
Learn how the Dry Tropics team prepare and plant up a dramatic display for the public using stunning succulents that are usually cared for in the Tropical Nursery.
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The Tropical Nursery Open Day
by: Sam Crosfield, Tropical Nursery blog15 Sep 2010
Members of the public are invited to the Tropical Nursery Open Day on Sunday 19th September to go behind the scenes and see rare and intriguing plants including the world's smallest water lily.
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Visit Kew's Library, Art & Archives this Open House weekend
by: Fiona Ainsworth, Library, Art and Archives blog15 Sep 2010
A chance to see behind the scenes in Kew’s Herbarium, Library, Art & Archives.
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Coming to fruition
by: Philip Smith, International Garden Photographer blog13 Sep 2010
This time of year in Northern Europe provides fresh opportunities for photography. But sometimes it's a good idea not to take any photographs at all!
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We know that the public are worried about species disappearing, but who’s heard of Nagoya?
13 Sep 2010
Working in partnership with Kew and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the Natural History Museum launches The Big Nature Debate to explore public concerns about biodiversity loss ahead of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan.
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Treasure flowers, originally from South Africa, have been in cultivation since the 19th century, but are now also invasive plants in some parts of the world.
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