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Mapping tools for botanists, part one: SimpleMappr
by: Steven Bachman, GIS team blog27 Feb 2013
The first in a series of reviews by Kew’s Geographic Information Science (GIS) Unit of online mapping tools: this time we look at an online tool for distribution mapping called SimpleMappr
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The 'Orchid King' and his army
by: Elisabeth Thurlow, Library, Art and Archives blog25 Feb 2013
Read about the dangers of orchid collecting as Kew's graduate trainee repackages a collection of letters held in the Kew Gardens' Archives.
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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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- 1 comment
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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Brenierea insignis
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This bizarre Madagascan species Brenierea insignis has unusual flattened stems and is only really recognisable as a species of legume when in fruit.
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