News from the Gardens at Kew and Wakehurst

Keep up to date with the latest news from the gardens at Kew and Wakehurst. Find out about upcoming festivals, events and activities and get information about new flowerings and garden highlights.

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Visiting botanic gardens in the southern hemisphere

by: Anthony Hall, Arboretum team blog
22 May 2012
With the weather being so unseasonably cold in the UK recently, I thought I'd share with you some botanical warmth down under with the highlights of botanic gardens in Sydney, Perth and Singapore.

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Highlights from Kew's 'Capturing Spring' photo challenge

22 May 2012

Throughout March and April 2012, we invited members of our 'Your Kew' and 'Natural Neighbourhood' Flickr groups to take part in our 'Capturing Spring' photo challenge. With many great photos being taken and shared, we invited Philip Smith, Director of the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition, to pick his favourites.

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A summer of new experiences

by: Christina Harrison, Kew magazine blog
17 May 2012
There will be plenty of new experiences to be had at Kew this summer - from appreciating intriguing sculptures to discovering lost Georgian kitchens. You can find out much more about them all in Kew magazine.

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The plants have arrived

by: Steve Ruddy, Kew at the British Museum blog
02 May 2012
Following the arrival of over 4,000 plants, Steve Ruddy and his team have been busy building the North American Landscape... but weather conditions have made it challenging!

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Conservation of Fortune's Chinese tree portraits

by: Emma Le Cornu, Library, Art and Archives blog
30 Apr 2012
Read about the conservation work which has been carried out on some beautiful watercolour tree portraits from Kew's Illustrations collection.

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Behind-the-scenes of the Jodrell

by: Jean Helliwell, Millennium Seed Bank blog
23 Apr 2012
Millennium Seed Bank volunteer Jean Helliwell recounts her recent opportunity to visit the Jodrell Laboratory at Kew.

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Aitchison and Asia in the Directors' Correspondence

by: Katherine Harrington, Library, Art and Archives blog
19 Apr 2012
Uncovering the plant collecting experiences of a 19th century surgeon naturalist through his correspondence with Kew.

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Photo: Volunteers planting the Olympic rings spectacular

Olympic rings spectacular unveiled

18 Apr 2012

A floral spectacular is in bloom in front of the Orangery at Kew Gardens to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Sourcing plants for the North American landscape

by: Steve Ruddy & Tony Hall, Kew at the British Museum blog
12 Apr 2012
This year will see the West Lawn of the British Museum transformed by an array of stunning trees, flowers and grasses from Canada and the USA. Steve Ruddy and Tony Hall have been busy getting things ready.