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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.
New year, new look!
By: Christina Harrison - 03 Mar 2012Kew magazine is changing – we thought you might like a peek at our brand new design and what's inside the spring issue.
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Spring arrives in the Alpine House
By: Kit Strange - 01 Mar 2012The last few warm days have brought a lot of bulbs into flower in the Davies Alpine House - from all over the world!
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IGPOTY winners announced!
By: Philip Smith - 01 Mar 2012Philip Smith reflects on a very successful fifth International Garden Photographer of the Year at Kew, and how wonderful it is to see photographers develop their skills and do really well in the competition.
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Collections from the Caribbean
By: David Hickmott - 28 Feb 2012Follow a Millennium Seed Bank collector on an expedition to the Dominican Republic to save threatened and useful plants.
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Inside the Preservation Studio
By: Debora Hodgson - 27 Feb 2012Read about our Library Graduate Trainee and her behind-the-scenes work in the Preservation Studio.
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The arrival of spring in the Arboretum
By: Tony Hall - 22 Feb 2012Colourful bulbs and scented flowering shrubs are brightening up the coldest days in Kew's Arboretum - with the promise of better things to come.
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A first flowering for Kew
By: Marcella Corcoran - 17 Feb 2012With the appearance of a tiny greenish-white flower, Kew’s horticulturists have recorded the first flowering in cultivation of Metastelma anegadense, a plant found only on the low-lying island of Anegada in the Caribbean.
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Building the Tropical Extravaganza
By: Kirsty Watson - 16 Feb 2012Experience Kew’s Tropical Extravaganza from an apprentice’s point of view.
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New hollies for Kew's Holly Walk
By: Tony Hall - 15 Feb 2012The Arboretum team continue the improvements to Holly Walk, planting new trees to ensure its future as a 'world's best' avenue of mature hollies.
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Mapping live data and tweets from the field
By: Justin Moat and Steve Bachman - 14 Feb 2012Mapping live data and tweets from the field - experiments with the latest technology 'mashups' in Sumatra.
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A new typology of seed development in late winter-flowering temperate woodland plants
23 May 2013
Research at the Millennium Seed Bank (RBG Kew) and the University of Reading has identified a new typology of seed development.
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.
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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Bluebells in Kew's natural area: I can't wait to visit Kew on the bank holiday to see the bluebells. And the weather forecast is good ... by: oak leaf
New trees for Kew's historic vistas: Hi David, good to hear from you and great to hear that you are planting some big trees using some of ... by: Tony Hall
‘If you can paint one leaf you can paint the world’: Dear Shirley, Many years back (in the 1990s) I had seen an exhibition of your painting collecti ... by: Ratna
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BBC - Science & Environment
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Fri, 24 May 2013 01:18:40
Cockroaches evolving to evade traps -
Thu, 23 May 2013 17:23:12
Genetics of white tigers pinpointed
