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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.
An Introduction to the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art
By: The Gallery Team - 12 Jul 2010Read about the Shirley Sherwood Gallery at Kew, the world's first continuously open gallery dedicated to botanical art.
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Beautiful insects
By: Philip Smith - 12 Jul 2010Garden ponds are full of inspiration for nature photographers. International Garden Photography competition judge Heather Angel shares her ten top tips for photographing insects in the garden.
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When business leaders meet botanists
By: Mike Saunders - 06 Jul 2010Find out what happened when we decided to invite a diverse group of business leaders to Kew for the day – mixing business people with botanists.
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Coming home - Plant collecting in South Africa in the 1800s
By: Michele Losse - 30 Jun 2010In the first installment of a two part blog, find out more about Kew's history of plant collecting in South Africa.
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Lunchtime talk in the landscape
By: Caroline Cartwright - 29 Jun 2010Caroline Cartwright, Senior Scientist at the British Museum gives a talk in the South Africa Landscape.
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Crossing continents - The next phase of digitisation
By: Helen Hartley - 18 Jun 2010Read about the recent changes within the Directors' Correspondence digitisation team and the start of our new project - digitising the Directors' Correspondence collection from Asia.
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The People's Choice
By: Philip Smith - 17 Jun 2010Find out how you can vote for your favourite photograph and hear thoughts from Jacky Parker, recent winner of the Plant Portraits category.
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South Africa fever
By: Christina Harrison - 14 Jun 2010As the World Cup kicks off, Kew continues to celebrate the natural wonders of this amazing country.
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About 'Business Shaped By Nature'
By: Mike Saunders - 07 Jun 2010Learn how some of Kew's world-leading plant experts have come together with thought-leaders at Biomimicry for Creative Innovation (BCI) to see if we can help organisations make nature work harder for them.
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Making order out of chaos - Cataloguing the Rose-Innes papers
By: Hannah Jenkinson - 04 Jun 2010Read about the process of cataloguing a recent accession.
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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.
What are hard seeds for?
14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.
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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