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.
New garden photography exhibition
21 May 2011
See the stunning winning images from the fourth International Garden Photographer of the Year competition, on display from 14 May 2011.
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From Chelsea to Mount Fuji, the legacy of Veitch Nurseries
by: Virginia Mills, Library, Art and Archives blog20 May 2011
Harry Veitch brought the RHS flower show to Chelsea. His brother brought Japanese flora to Europe. Find out more about the Veitch's from Kew's Directors' Correspondence collection.
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An introduction to Kew's Illustrations Team
by: Julia Buckley, Library, Art and Archives blog17 May 2011
Find out about the work of Kew's Illustrations Team and the world class resource they care for on a daily basis.
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Hard Rain: What'll You Do Now?
14 May 2011
Enjoy an inspiring new photography exhibition that illustrates Bob Dylan’s A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.
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Spice up your garden with roscoeas
by: Sue Skinner, Alpine and Rock Garden team blog13 May 2011
If you want to spice up your garden then take a look at the exotic roscoeas. They are part of the ginger family, but are fully hardy in the UK and flower from now until late summer.
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Name that plant! Learning Plant ID skills at Kew
by: Gemma Bramley, Herbarium blog11 May 2011
From 9-20 May we're running the RBG Kew Tropical Plant Identification course. Find out how our participants, who have travelled to Kew from all over the world, are getting on.
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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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Great Plant Hunt adds a new 'Thinking Walk'
09 May 2011
Kew's innovative education project The Great Plant Hunt has created a new Thinking Walk to support the International Year of Forests
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Top professional tips to improve your macro shots
by: Philip Smith, International Garden Photographer blog09 May 2011
Macro photography is one of the most popular techniques in the world of flower and plant imagery. Keeping focused on your subject is the key to successful close-up photography.
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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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