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Travel the world and explore the past at Kew
By: Stephanie Rolt - 19 Jan 2012Discover the wealth of documents held at Kew’s Archives which can help us to create a picture of the lifestyles of travellers and explorers in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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The arrival of spring in the Arboretum
By: Tony Hall - 22 Feb 2012Colourful bulbs and scented flowering shrubs are brightening up the coldest days in Kew's Arboretum - with the promise of better things to come.
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The taste of the Amazon
By: Wolfgang Stuppy - 09 Nov 2012This month Kew's Seed Morphologist, Wolfgang Stuppy, brings us a post about his recent adventures in the Amazon. Now safely back in the Millennium Seed Bank, he can share with us news of Cupuaçu; the taste of the Amazon!
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Mapping Coffee in Ethiopia part one
By: Paul Little - 16 Apr 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 one of his diary of the trip.
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Latin American lonely hearts
By: Kat Harrington - 01 Mar 2010Find out about lonely hearts from Latin America in the Directors' Correspondence Archive Collection.
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Misfortune in paradise
By: Caroline Wakeham - 30 Mar 2010Read about one 19th Century botanist's run of bad luck while collecting plants in Latin America. Every botanist has a different story to tell, although not always a happy one.
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Meet Kew's Tropical Nursery horticulturists
By: Nick Johnson & Sam Crosfield - 19 Aug 2010Find out more about what goes on behind the scenes in the Tropical Nursery at Kew.
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Retracing the footsteps of Everard Im Thurn in Guyana
By: Sara Albuquerque - 07 Oct 2010The South American country of Guyana (formerly British Guiana) has a rich biological and cultural heritage, well-represented in Kew's Economic Botany Collection. A research project seeks to view the historic collections in the context of today's people and environment.
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Nineteenth century transport troubles for two tonne palm
By: Kat Harrington - 08 Dec 2010Directors' correspondence from the archive reveals the difficulty of transporting an unusual two tonne palm to the Gardens.
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Richard Oldham: 'The Last Botanical Collector'
By: Charlotte Rowley - 23 Mar 2011Learn about the hardships faced by the unfortunate botanical collector Richard Oldham on his journey around Japan, and find out what led to the end of his contract with Kew.
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Building of the Landscape has started
By: Steve Ruddy & Richard Wilford - 30 Mar 2011Steve and Richard, alongside Alan the 'rockman', begin the build by plotting out the layout of the Landscape.
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What are hard seeds for?
14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.
Caffeine enhances bee memory
10 May 2013
Caffeine in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers manipulates the memory of pollinating bees.
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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