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.
Creating pathways and our first delivery!
By: Steve Ruddy & Richard Wilford - 07 Apr 2011Learn how we prepared the pathways in the Landscape before the first of our deliveries arrived.
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Summer in the Alpine House
By: Richard Wilford - 03 Aug 2011The main flowering season for alpine plants is spring, but there are many mountain plants that flower in summer. You can see plenty of these now in the Davies Alpine House. But why do they flower now?
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Introducing the bonsai collection at Kew Gardens
By: Richard Kernick - 10 Aug 2011In his first post, Kew's resident bonsai specialist, Richard Kernick, introduces the bonsai collection at Kew Gardens. Find out more about the history of this unique collection, learn how the trees arrived at Kew and take a look behind the scenes.
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Fruits and leaves of autumn
By: Tony Hall - 04 Nov 2011Tony Hall shares his favourite fruits and leaves from this autumn's show.
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Repotting and root pruning: why, when, how?
By: Richard Kernick - 06 Mar 2012Kew's Bonsai Specialist Richard Kernick explains the 'why, when and how' of the bonsai year's first major job - repotting.
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Aitchison and Asia in the Directors' Correspondence
By: Katherine Harrington - 19 Apr 2012Uncovering the plant collecting experiences of a 19th century surgeon naturalist through his correspondence with Kew.
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Jubilee celebrations
By: Debora Hodgson, Stephanie Rolt - 08 Jun 2012Read about a special display that has been produced for the Library Reading Room to celebrate Her Majesty's connections with Kew.
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Fabulous fungal foray
By: Anthony Hall - 30 Oct 2012Autumn is the best time for spotting an amazing variety of fungi in Kew's Arboretum
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Your iPad as a window on Kew
By: Christina Harrison - 15 Mar 2013Our spring issue of Kew magazine is out now, and it’s not on its own due to the magazine going all appy on iTunes.
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A visit to the 2013 Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show
By: Richard Kernick - 06 Mar 2013Richard escapes the Gardens to look at a few of the fabulous trees at the 2013 Swindon Winter Bonsai Show
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The self-taught naturalist - Alfred Russel Wallace and Kew
By: Marc Muller - 15 Apr 2013Our library trainee, Marc, blogs about the display he and Elisabeth Thurlow have curated on Alfred Russel Wallace, and looks at some of the connections between this eminent naturalist and Kew
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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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