Kew Blogs

South Africa Landscape

From South Africa to the UK

By: Steve Ruddy - 05 Mar 2010
Steve posts about shipping plants from South Africa to the UK and his anxiety for their safe arrival.

Director of Kew

Welcome to Stephen Hopper's blog

By: Stephen Hopper - 04 Dec 2009
A successful 250th anniversary year for Kew.

Economic Botany Collection

Exploring plant fibres - Are they fashionable and sustainable?

By: Mark Nesbitt - 25 Feb 2010
Students from the London College of Fashion visit Kew's Economic Botany Collection to explore the sustainability of natural fibres.

Preserving the past for the future

By: Mark Nesbitt - 12 Jan 2010
How student conservators help care for Kew's collections

Library Art & Archives at Kew

Latin American lonely hearts

By: Kat Harrington - 01 Mar 2010
Find out about lonely hearts from Latin America in the Directors' Correspondence Archive Collection.

Making the most of Library Services at Kew

By: Craig Brough - 18 Feb 2010
Read about the Library's Information Services Team and find out how they can help with your questions and curiosities about the world's plant life, plant artefacts and other plant uses such as medicine.

Kew Magazine

Inside the world of Kew magazine

By: Christina Harrison - 01 Mar 2010
The spring issue is now out but we're knee-deep in summer already. Find out what's in the Spring Issue of Kew magazine and how the magazine is put together.

Dripping with colour

By: Christina Harrison - 10 Feb 2010
Head to the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew for an antidote to winter!