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Rare plants from Montserrat on display at Kew Gardens
By: Pat Griggs - 04 Feb 2011For the first time ever, visitors to Kew will be able to see two unique plants from the Caribbean island of Montserrat (normally kept safely behind the scenes) during the Volunteer Guides' hands-on sessions in this year’s Tropical Extravaganza.
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Renovating the Rock Garden
By: Joanne Everson - 03 Feb 2011There is more to working on Kew's Rock Garden than looking after the plants; the rocks need attention too. Winter is the time when the Rock Garden team carry out important renovation work.
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Sense-and-Respond vs Plan-and-Execute
By: Denise DeLuca - 01 Feb 2011Learn how nature's emergent approach can be transferred to a business setting, leading to creativity, innovation and positive business outcomes.
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Introducing First Time Out
By: Mark Nesbitt - 31 Jan 2011Five museums, five objects from the stores, five interpretations…
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Rediscovering the comb fern in the Falkland Islands
By: Pat Griggs - 27 Jan 2011Find out how Kew botanists were able to confirm the identity of the comb fern, a tiny plant believed to be extinct in the Falkland Islands until it was spotted growing on the island of West Falkland more than 180 years after its only previous sighting there.
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New year, new office, new challenges!
By: Helen Hartley - 24 Jan 2011Can you work it out? Kew's Directors' Correspondence Digitisation Team set a challenge to decipher some 19th century handwriting as they start the new year in their brand new offices.
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Botanical challenge: Identifying specimens in Kew's Herbarium
By: Gemma Bramley - 18 Jan 2011Find out how Kew botanists, specialising in the flora of southeast Asia, get together every Friday afternoon for the 'family sort' of specimens newly arrived to the Herbarium.
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Highlights from the Marianne North Gallery Conservation Project
By: Eleanor Hasler - 17 Jan 2011As the Marianne North Gallery Conservation Project draws to a close, Eleanor Hasler looks back at the highlights of over two years working in the Marianne North Conservation Studio.
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Discover the show-stopping Nymphaea 'Arc-en-ciel'
By: Sam Crosfield - 14 Jan 2011Find out about the show-stopping, psychedelic and truly unique waterlily, Nymphaea 'Arc-en-ciel', which is grown in the aquatic zone of the Tropical Nursery and displayed to the public in the Princess of Wales Conservatory.
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The naming of a mistletoe
By: Tim Harris - 13 Jan 2011Find out how collaboration between mistletoe experts and the Drylands Africa team in the Herbarium resulted in a new species of mistletoe being documented.
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What are hard seeds for?
14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.
Caffeine enhances bee memory
10 May 2013
Caffeine in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers manipulates the memory of pollinating bees.
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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