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.
Meet the mint family
by: Gemma Bramley, Herbarium blog10 Dec 2010
Learn about some of the scientific research Kew botanists are focusing on in the Lamiaceae family, and visit Kew Gardens this month to hear more about it from our volunteer guides.
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Winter cheer – Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'
10 Dec 2010
This sweetly-scented hybrid is in flower now – look out for it in the Winter Garden.
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Help Kew get better online
09 Dec 2010
Share your feedback with Kew today and help us improve our website and digital services in the future. Complete our survey and enter a Free Prize Draw to win an exclusive Kew plant pot.
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Highlights from Kew's Autumn Colour Photo Challenge 2010
08 Dec 2010
In November 2010, Kew invited members of its 'Your Kew' and 'Natural Neighbourhood' Flickr Groups to take part in an Autumn Colour Photo Challenge. Here are some of our favourite photos.
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Nineteenth century transport troubles for two tonne palm
by: Kat Harrington, Library, Art and Archives blog08 Dec 2010
Directors' correspondence from the archive reveals the difficulty of transporting an unusual two tonne palm to the Gardens.
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Kew Publishing reaches finals for environmental journalism
by: Christina Harrison, Kew magazine blog06 Dec 2010
This year Kew magazine had two articles in the finals of the Garden Media Guild awards. Two books from Kew Publishing were also shortlisted. Find out more about the event and the awards that we were up for.
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Dramatic display of giant Himalayan lily seedheads
by: Katie Price, Alpine and Rock Garden team blog02 Dec 2010
The giant Himalayan lily looks good even in winter. Find out how we grow this magnificent plant in Kew's Woodland Garden.
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Warm up and see our cacao tree in fruit
02 Dec 2010
In the tropical rainforest zone of the Princess of Wales Conservatory, one of our most economically important plants, the cacao tree, is laden with yellow fruits.
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Rust, smuggling and the Number 11 mango!
by: Liz Taylor, Library, Art and Archives blog25 Nov 2010
Take a glimpse at the Museum of Economic Botany at the turn of the 20th Century, as discovered by our Archives volunteer in a recent addition to our collections.
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Are you an alpine lover?
by: Christina Harrison, Kew magazine blog18 Nov 2010
It's winter issue time and this season our horticultural sights are set on some tiny mountain gems.
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