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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.
Celebrating the launch of JSTOR Global Plants
By: Kat Harrington - 24 May 2013Kew's unique Directors' Correspondence collection is being made available digitally through a new collaborative website, JSTOR Global Plants.
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Bluebells in Kew's natural area
By: Anthony Hall - 23 May 2013Few floral sights in late spring can better a mass of bluebells carpeting a woodland floor.
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The Tropical Plant Identification Course
By: Lee Davies - 22 May 2013Each year several of the Herbarium botanists organise and run a Tropical Plant Identification Course.
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Conserving Darwin's Letters
By: Eleanor Hasler - 17 May 2013Discover more about the conservation work carried out on one of the most important, popular and fascinating collection in the Archives.
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How to Create a “Slab-Planted” Bonsai
By: Richard Kernick - 13 May 2013Richard, Kew’s bonsai specialist, and renowned bonsai expert Nobuyuki Kajiwara look into the process of creating a “slab-planted” Japanese white pine bonsai.
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Rory McEwen - The Colours of Reality
By: Joanne Yeomans - 10 May 2013A new exhibition at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art showcases botanical illustration from artist Rory McEwen, along with his other artistic talents.
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Mapping Coffee in Ethiopia part two
By: Paul Little - 08 May 2013Kew photographer Paul Little has just returned from accompanying a field trip to the Highlands of Ethiopia to research the impact of climate change on the vital coffee crop. Read part two of his diary of the trip.
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Bringing Kew's Archive Alive
By: The Trading Consequences Team - 02 May 2013In this guest blog from the Trading Consequences team, find out how digital data produced by Kew's Directors' Correspondence team is being brought to life and can be used to visualise the British Empire's 19th Century trade networks
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New trees for Kew's historic vistas
By: Tony Hall - 29 Apr 2013The arboretum team have been out planting some new trees along Kew's historic vistas. This is to ensure they are maintained for generations to come.
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Red Listing the unique plants of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs)
By: Sara Barrios - 26 Apr 2013Many of the unique plant species growing in the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are under threat. Kew’s Herbarium specimens provide important clues to help us identify those that are in greatest danger.
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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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Taking your time: As to your observation that people tend to spend far too little time on each shot when taking (plant ... by: Frans Noltee
New trees for Kew's historic vistas: Hi Tony, it was great working in the Arboretum with you. I have a similar assignment on the Queen's ... by: David Alicha
Brocken Spectres and Circular Rainbows: Hello Peggy! It's always nice to hear from the descendents of people who played an important part i ... by: Helen Hartley
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BBC - Science & Environment
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Genetics of white tigers pinpointed
