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A botanical bid for freedom...
09 Jul 2010
Kew's Agave abrupta is breaking through the roof of the Princess of Wales Conservatory
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When business leaders meet botanists
by: Mike Saunders, Business Inspired by Nature blog06 Jul 2010
Find out what happened when we decided to invite a diverse group of business leaders to Kew for the day – mixing business people with botanists.
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A lesson in horticulture
05 Jul 2010
At the end of the Order Beds, the Kew Guild Student Vegetable Plots are looking deliciously abundant.
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Coming home - Plant collecting in South Africa in the 1800s
by: Michele Losse, Library, Art and Archives blog30 Jun 2010
In the first installment of a two part blog, find out more about Kew's history of plant collecting in South Africa.
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Duke's Garden - one of Kew's hidden gems
30 Jun 2010
This tranquil walled garden becomes a sea of colour at this time of year.
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Lunchtime talk in the landscape
by: Caroline Cartwright, Kew at the British Museum blog29 Jun 2010
Caroline Cartwright, Senior Scientist at the British Museum gives a talk in the South Africa Landscape.
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Wildflower meadow brings a breath of fresh air to TW9
21 Jun 2010
Just outside Elizabeth Gate, the wildflower meadow is looking stunning in the summer sun.
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Crossing continents - The next phase of digitisation
by: Helen Hartley, Library, Art and Archives blog18 Jun 2010
Read about the recent changes within the Directors' Correspondence digitisation team and the start of our new project - digitising the Directors' Correspondence collection from Asia.
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The People's Choice
by: Philip Smith, International Garden Photographer blog17 Jun 2010
Find out how you can vote for your favourite photograph and hear thoughts from Jacky Parker, recent winner of the Plant Portraits category.
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Kew's Indian horse chestnuts looking splendid
16 Jun 2010
Along the Little Broad Walk which runs from Main Gate, Aesculus indica 'Sydney Pearce' is flourishing.
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Dactylorhiza purpurella
northern marsh orchid
Northern marsh orchid is difficult to distinguish from other marsh orchids and was not described as a separate species until 1920.
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