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.
The magnolias are coming
01 Apr 2010
All around the garden flashes of colour are finally emerging after the seemingly everlasting winter. Most showy of all are the magnolias, furiously flowering for all they're worth.
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Misfortune in paradise
by: Caroline Wakeham, Library, Art and Archives blog30 Mar 2010
Read about one 19th Century botanist's run of bad luck while collecting plants in Latin America. Every botanist has a different story to tell, although not always a happy one.
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Kew today - Jade vine
30 Mar 2010
The cascading translucent sea-green flowers of the jade vine are in full bloom in the Palm House this week, a glorious sight beneath the canopy of green foliage
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Kew today - daphnes in flower
19 Mar 2010
The Spring season has been brightened by another gloriously scented winter flowering shrub, Daphne bholua, which is still covered in flowers this week.
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Growing our Collections - Archive accessions at Kew
by: Kiri Ross Jones, Library, Art and Archives blog15 Mar 2010
Find out how Kew's archival collections are growing, what we do with the documents we receive each year and how you can get involved.
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Kew today - oriental paperbush
11 Mar 2010
After a long period in bud during the cold winter, clusters of highly fragrant flowers are beginning to open
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Kew today - ornamental quince
11 Mar 2010
Perfect to train against a partly shaded wall, this beautiful plant is bursting into rich red flower.
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From South Africa to the UK
by: Steve Ruddy, Kew at the British Museum blog05 Mar 2010
Steve posts about shipping plants from South Africa to the UK and his anxiety for their safe arrival.
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Kew today - Cornelian cherry
03 Mar 2010
A fabulous tree for wildlife, the early-flowering cornelian cherry is a blessing for foraging insects out and about at this time of year.
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Latin American lonely hearts
by: Kat Harrington, Library, Art and Archives blog01 Mar 2010
Find out about lonely hearts from Latin America in the Directors' Correspondence Archive Collection.
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