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.
Finding thriving specimens of a rare Caribbean shrub
By: Sara, Colin and Martin - 17 Mar 2011Kew conservationists are thrilled to have identified a rare shrub at several previously unknown sites on Virgin Gorda in the Caribbean.
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The judges' scores are in
By: Philip Smith - 15 Mar 2011Ever wondered what happens to your IGPOTY entries once you have pushed the button to send them to us? We offer some tips and tricks to help your photographs get through the early rounds of judging.
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The Kew magazine spring issue is out now
By: Christina Harrison - 14 Mar 2011There's plenty for everyone in the spring issue of Kew magazine - including a round up of published plant science stories from around the world.
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Seven islands in three weeks!
By: Pat Griggs - 11 Mar 2011A team of island-hopping conservationists from Kew is spending three weeks in the British Virgin Islands, investigating the plant diversity of this Caribbean UK Overseas Territory.
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The Davies Alpine House, five years on
By: Richard Wilford - 10 Mar 2011The Davies Alpine House is five years old this month. See what changes have been made since it opened on 11 March 2006.
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Tony visits the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens and mountains of southern Spain
By: Tony Hall - 09 Mar 2011Follow Tony Hall, Manager of the Arboretum at Kew, on his visit to the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens. See the new rock garden they are creating and look at the wonderful array of wild Narcissus, orchids and spring flowering shrubs in the mountains of southern Spain.
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The history of working women at Kew
By: Michele Losse - 08 Mar 2011In celebration of International Women's Day, Michele blogs about the employment of women at Kew. The first women gardeners were appointed in 1896.
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RAW memories Part 3: The imaging workflow - raw tiffs and jegs, and making sense of it all
By: Philip Smith - 02 Mar 2011Philip Smith cuts through the competing claims of image management software and offers a simple workflow structure that you can use and adapt for your own situation.
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The Chilean blue crocus, a real eyeful - and it's not a crocus!
By: Sue Skinner - 28 Feb 2011Once thought extinct in the wild, the stunning blue-flowered Chilean blue crocus was rediscovered in the Andes near Santiago, Chile, in spring 2001. You can see it flowering now in the Davies Alpine House.
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Delve into Kew magazine's archive
By: Christina Harrison - 23 Feb 2011Did you know that you can browse recent articles from Kew magazine via our archive page?
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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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