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.
Aitchison and Asia in the Directors' Correspondence
By: Katherine Harrington - 19 Apr 2012Uncovering the plant collecting experiences of a 19th century surgeon naturalist through his correspondence with Kew.
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Jubilee celebrations
By: Debora Hodgson, Stephanie Rolt - 08 Jun 2012Read about a special display that has been produced for the Library Reading Room to celebrate Her Majesty's connections with Kew.
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Fabulous fungal foray
By: Anthony Hall - 30 Oct 2012Autumn is the best time for spotting an amazing variety of fungi in Kew's Arboretum
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A visit to the 2013 Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show
By: Richard Kernick - 06 Mar 2013Richard escapes the Gardens to look at a few of the fabulous trees at the 2013 Swindon Winter Bonsai Show
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The self-taught naturalist - Alfred Russel Wallace and Kew
By: Marc Muller - 15 Apr 2013Our library trainee, Marc, blogs about the display he and Elisabeth Thurlow have curated on Alfred Russel Wallace, and looks at some of the connections between this eminent naturalist and Kew
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Old photographs, new knowledge
By: Caroline Cornish - 25 Apr 2013Caroline Cornish, who has recently finished her PhD thesis on the history of Kew's Museum of Economic Botany, describes an exciting discovery of old photographs in the Netherlands
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Preserving the past for the future
By: Mark Nesbitt - 12 Jan 2010How student conservators help care for Kew's collections
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Dionysia - flowering cushions in the Alpine House
By: Richard Wilford - 16 Feb 2011Some of the most exquisite alpine plants are in the genus Dionysia. In early spring these cushion-forming plants are covered with flowers and are displayed in the Davies Alpine House.
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Kew's latest field expedition to the Brazilian Amazon
By: William Milliken - 12 Apr 2011Watch the video and discover the reality of tropical fieldwork! Kew's Tropical America team and Brazilian counterparts explore a remote corner of the Amazon, providing important baseline information for conservation planning and management.
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Take a walk on the wild side in the Archives
By: Sarah Cox - 18 Apr 2011Take a walk on the wild side with botanist and plant hunter Henry Ridley, as Sarah discovers his animal encounters!
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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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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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