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.
Start@Kew, a fun-filled interactive family eco-extravaganza!
22 Jul 2011
Start, an initiative by HRH The Prince of Wales to inspire the UK public to take simple steps towards achieving more sustainable living, is delighted to announce Start@Kew, a five day event at Kew Gardens full of simple ideas to get you started.
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Come and see a unique live performance in the Minka House at Kew Gardens
21 Jul 2011
Visit Kew Gardens on Saturday 30 July and experience The empty pot fills, overflows, breathe. A unique spatialised music and dance performance.
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Kill or cure? The perils of nineteenth century medicine
by: Helen Hartley, Library, Art and Archives blog08 Jul 2011
The death of the botanist Henry Trimen in 1896 was said to have 'baffled' his physicians, but evidence uncovered in Kew's Directors' Correspondence archive suggests his doctors may have killed him – accidentally of course!
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The Upper Walled Nursery at Wakehurst opens to the public for the first time
08 Jul 2011
Visit the Upper Walled Nursery at Wakehurst this summer and find out more about our work.
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The Times Eureka Chelsea Garden comes to Kew for the summer
06 Jul 2011
We are delighted to announce that The Times Eureka Chelsea Garden, in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, will be on display near Victoria Gate from mid-July until this autumn. The show garden, designed by Marcus Barnett and which won a Silver Medal at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, highlights the significance of plants to science and society.
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Useful plants just got beautiful
by: Christina Harrison, Kew magazine blog05 Jul 2011
That was one of the main messages of The Times Eureka garden at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show – useful plants should be appreciated for both their beauty and their vital utility.
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Tropical bromeliads in the nursery at Kew
by: Nick Johnson, Tropical Nursery blog28 Jun 2011
Nick Johnson meets the Tropical Nursery’s very own bromeliad expert, Marcelo Sellaro. Find out more about bromeliad cultivation and get suggestions to try at home.
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Time for a change
by: Joanne Seaton, Library, Art and Archives blog24 Jun 2011
Find out about the Gallery team's work and how they are preparing for the upcoming exhibition in the Shirley Sherwood Gallery, at Kew Gardens.
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The Earth laughs in flowers*
by: Philip Smith, International Garden Photographer blog23 Jun 2011
Philip Smith talks through his favourite photos from this year's International Garden Photographer of the Year competition, on display at Kew Gardens.
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New 'Wild Strawberry' tableware collection from Kew
16 Jun 2011
Kew shop is pleased to introduce a beautiful new collection of tableware, inspired by botanical illustrations from Kew's Library.
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