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Alpine travels in Armenia (part two)
By: Kit Strange - 27 Jun 2011Travelling in Armenia is fascinating, both botanically and culturally. Read on to find out about legends, mysteries and tales of the unexpected!
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Time for a change
By: Joanne Seaton - 24 Jun 2011Find 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 - 23 Jun 2011Philip 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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A Journey to the 'Land of Many Waters'
By: Sara Albuquerque - 15 Jun 2011Sara Albuquerque updates us on her journey to Guyana, in the footsteps of Sir Everard im Thurm.
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Alpine travels in Armenia (part one)
By: Kit Strange - 13 Jun 2011See some of the wonderful plants found by Kit Strange from Kew's Alpine team, as she travelled around Armenia to see spring bulbs in their native habitat.
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#AskArchivists Day with Kew, 9 June 2011
By: Kiri Ross-Jones - 06 Jun 2011Kiri explains how her team will be taking part in the international twitter event #AskArchivists Day and how you can tweet the team your questions.
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Hidden Memories - the Archives' Oral History Project
By: Michele Losse - 03 Jun 2011Michele blogs about her work on the Oral History Project and how she is capturing the memories of Kew staff.
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The changing and developing landscape
By: Philippa Edwards - 31 May 2011Project Manager Philippa Edwards, provides an update on how the plants are looking in the Australia Landscape.
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Potting with coir
By: Nick Johnson - 27 May 2011Join Nick Johnson as he explains the use of peat-free mixes in the Tropical Nursery.
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Alpine success at Chelsea
By: Richard Wilford - 26 May 2011Kew's Alpine Nursery sent plants to the Chelsea Flower Show to be shown to the RHS Rock Garden Plant Committee - and three out of four received an award! Read on to see the what caught the Committee's eye.
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Study finds sixty percent of UK species in decline
22 May 2013
Kew has contributed to a groundbreaking report on the state of wildlife in the UK in time for International Day of Biological Diversity. It reveals that 60% of species studied have declined over recent decades.
What are hard seeds for?
14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.
Olympic rings spectacular unveiled
18 Apr 2012
A floral spectacular is in bloom in front of the Orangery at Kew Gardens to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.
David Attenborough's Kingdom of Plants 3D now available on DVD and Blu-ray
13 Mar 2012
Filmed over the course of a year at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kingdom of Plants 3D provides a fascinating new look at plant life using stunning 3D time-lapse filming techniques. Own your personal copy today following the DVD and Blu-ray release.
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