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Colombian curiosities in the Directors' Correspondence at Kew
By: Virginia Mills - 01 Feb 2010
Read about Robert Blake White's travels in Colombia, the ancient artefacts he collected and the ideas he picked up about gardening in synchronisation with the phases of the moon.
Archives 'Take Flight'
By: Hannah Jenkinson - 22 Jan 2010
Read about archives that might take off! Find out more about some of the fantastic documents and illustrations we have in the collection at Kew.
It may be snowing but spring is on its way...
By: Christina Harrison - 14 Jan 2010
And the snowdrops are already fighting through.
Preserving the past for the future
By: Mark Nesbitt - 12 Jan 2010
How student conservators help care for Kew's collections
Directors' Correspondence Digitisation Team
By: Helen Hartley - 31 Dec 2009
Meet the LAA Digitisation Team and find out what they do
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Kew is helping to restore plant life and native habitats on remote islands in the Indian Ocean
A Kew scientist is spending two weeks on a ship to explore the status of plant life on islands of the Chagos Archipelago and help restore native habitats. Some areas have not been visited by botanists for more than 30 years.
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Kew today - See our stunning clock vine
This beautiful vine can reach up to 20 feet in length.
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Snow damage at Wakehurst Place
Please make a donation today to support the urgent repair and recovery work at Wakehurst Place. Together we can restore the natural beauty of this much-loved estate sooner for everyone to enjoy once again.
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Kew today - Don't miss our necklace orchid in flower
Kew's necklace orchids are showing off their sparkly curtains in the Princess of Wales conservatory at Kew Gardens.
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Explore Kew Gardens on Google Street View
Nature fans and gardening fanatics can find inspiration by navigating the paths of Kew Gardens’ 326 acre site. Take in the largest collection of plants in the world – 30,000 different species, including 14,000 trees – and iconic structures such as the Palm House and Pagoda.
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Kew's unique Latin American Directors' Correspondence collection is available online
Kew's Archive contains scientific correspondence received by Kew's Directors and senior staff from around 1841 to the 1940s. This unique collection is now available via subscription to researchers and academics online.
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Kew today - Coelogyne cristata
10 Feb 2010
See this beautiful orchid with its scented white flowers in the Princess of Wales Conservatory.
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Colombian curiosities in the Directors' Correspondence at Kew
01 Feb 2010
Read about Robert Blake White's travels in Colombia, the ancient artefacts he collected and the ideas he picked up about gardening in synchronisation with the phases of the moon.
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Kew today - See our stunning clock vine
28 Jan 2010
This beautiful vine can reach up to 20 feet in length.
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