Go behind the scenes with Kew blogs
Keep up to date with what's happening at Kew, including updates from the teams working in the gardens, and our science and conservation teams working in the UK and around the world. Browse the latest posts below, or use the drop down list to visit your favourite blog for the latest news.
Mapping Coffee in Ethiopia part two
By: Paul Little - 08 May 2013Kew photographer Paul Little has just returned from accompanying a field trip to the Highlands of Ethiopia to research the impact of climate change on the vital coffee crop. Read part two of his diary of the trip.
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Celebrating the launch of JSTOR Global Plants
By: Kat Harrington - 24 May 2013Kew's unique Directors' Correspondence collection is being made available digitally through a new collaborative website, JSTOR Global Plants.
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Growing our Collections - Archive accessions at Kew
By: Kiri Ross Jones - 15 Mar 2010Find 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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Summer is here - Well the summer issue is anyway...
By: Christina Harrison - 18 May 2010The summer issue of Kew magazine is now on sale - just as the weather seems to be cheering up!
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Dr Livingstone, I presume? The Zambesi Expedition 1858-1864
By: Michele Losse - 30 Jul 2010Read about documents from the Zambesi Expedition in Kew's Archives
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Conserving botanical paintings - upcoming demonstrations in the Marianne North Gallery
By: Rebecca Chisholm - 23 Aug 2010Read about the work of the Marianne North conservators and how you can come and see a demonstration by the team.
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The Tropical Nursery Open Day
By: Sam Crosfield - 15 Sep 2010Members of the public are invited to the Tropical Nursery Open Day on Sunday 19th September to go behind the scenes and see rare and intriguing plants including the world's smallest water lily.
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Marianne North's hidden inscriptions
By: Helen Cowdy - 08 Nov 2010Kew's Conservation Team have found all sorts of amazing discoveries beneath the skin of Marianne North's paintings. You can find out more here...
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Foray into the world of fungi
By: Christina Harrison - 05 Nov 2010This week Kew magazine editor Christina Harrison has been mainly...looking at fungi!
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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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Meet the mint family
By: Gemma Bramley - 10 Dec 2010Learn 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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Elderflower surprise
10 Jun 2013
Scientists at Kew Gardens have discovered compounds new to science in ordinary elderflower drinks.
Speciation systems on Lord Howe Island
06 Jun 2013
Lord Howe Island provides evidence in plants for the ‘syngameon hypothesis’ of adaptive evolution.
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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