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Restoring habitats in the Falkland Islands, one seed at a time
by: Alicky Davey and Tom Heller, UK Overseas Territories team blog22 Feb 2013
Alicky Davey from Falklands Conservation and Tom Heller from Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank explain how collecting wild plant seed can help restore eroded habitats and pastures in the Falkland Islands.
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Seed collecting in Mediterranean islands
21 Feb 2013
A new initiative aims to ensure the survival of 900 plant species in six Mediterranean islands.
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Kew's blackout trees
by: Anthony Hall, Arboretum team blog20 Feb 2013
During the blackout in the Second World War, the edges of kerbs and some kerbside trees around Kew were painted white to help drivers find their way. Over sixty years later some trees on the Kew road still show traces of that time!
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Chemical clues to rosy relationships
14 Feb 2013
Compounds discovered in a species of rose native to the UK may help to unravel the complex taxonomy of Rosa.
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Photographing the winter garden
by: Philip Smith, International Garden Photographer blog13 Feb 2013
IGPOTY director Philip Smith is inspired by the colours and textures in the winter garden and suggests some tips and techniques to help you get the best from your chilly images
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Conserving portraits of Kew botanists
by: Emma Le Cornu, Library, Art and Archives blog11 Feb 2013
Discover the fascinating conservation work which has recently taken place on pastel portraits from Kew's Illustrations collection.
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Food for when all else fails - collect from the wild or cultivate?
by: Tim Harris, Herbarium blog11 Feb 2013
A successful yam cultivation project in Madagascar cannot keep up with demand for cultivated yams.
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Exploring new frontiers!
by: Helen Hartley, Library, Art and Archives blog04 Feb 2013
The Director's Correspondence Digitisation Team is embarking on a new project. Join us as we journey back in time to 19th Century North America to uncover more tales of exploration, discovery and tragedy.
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The Wakehurst Seed Festival, including the Seed Swap, at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank
31 Jan 2013
Following the success of our Great Seed Swap, held at Wakehurst for the last two years, this year Kew's Millennium Seed Bank is hosting the Wakehurst Seed Festival, including the Seed Swap.
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