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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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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew launches fundraising campaign to restore the Temperate House following initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a £15m bid
10 May 2011
The Heritage Lottery Fund has given the green light to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to develop plans to restore the Temperate House and its surrounding landscape, it was announced today. Development funding of £890,900 was awarded to help progress plans for the £28m project.
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'Food from Kew' cafés transformed at Kew Gardens
09 May 2011
White Peaks and Victoria Gate cafés to be updated and relaunched.
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Over 250 Marianne North painting 'Adopters' celebrate the Gallery restoration
15 Apr 2011
Opened in 1882, the Marianne North Gallery at Kew Gardens has been fully restored, at a cost of £3.7 million.
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Kew Fund: Chocolate, Rainforests and Conservation
12 Apr 2011
Cacao (Theobroma cacao), the plant that gives us chocolate, is just one of many rainforest plant species which are grown and used by people. Find out how Kew's work is helping to protect this species in South America.
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Appointment of Trustees to the Board of Trustees, the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG), Kew
01 Apr 2011
Lord Henley has appointed Mrs Tessa Green and Professor Michael Crawley to the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Do you remember the Kew Museums of Economic Botany?
21 Mar 2011
Be part of a research project to reveal the history of Kew's museums
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The 'Harcourt Scholars' - a family story
16 Mar 2011
Hidden away in the depths of Kew's archives is an application letter from a young man named Fredrick Harcourt, dated July 1911. The letter requests a position as a trainee gardener at Kew. One hundred years on, his daughter is supporting two new Horticulture Apprentices.
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Complimentary wine with lunch rocks!
07 Jan 2011
Kew Premier Friends' exclusive offer at the Rock & Rose restaurant in Richmond
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Students help the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership to save a species
22 Dec 2010
A rare UK native plant has been ‘adopted’ by the Uckfield Community Technology College, with the seeds safely stored in Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst.
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