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Fascinating collection of Ray Cowell's illustrations comes to Kew
By: Lynn Parker - 20 Dec 2011Read about a new acquisition of illustrations by artist Ray Cowell, who painted fungi in astonishing detail - even including the teeth marks of hungry rodents!
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The holly and the ivy
By: Tony Hall - 20 Dec 2011Tony Hall tells tales of holly folklore and describes the amazing variety of colour to be seen along Kew's historic Holly Walk.
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Kew magazine wins Garden Media Guild Award
By: Christina Harrison - 15 Dec 2011Kew magazine's editor, Christina Harrison, recently attended this year's GMG Awards where her magazine scooped a prestigious award together with finalist results in other categories.
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Sir Joseph Hooker and the UK Overseas Territories
By: Pat Griggs - 09 Dec 2011On the 100th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest botanists of the Victorian era, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, find out about the unique plants that he encountered on his visits to the UKOTs and how this experience influenced his theories on plant distribution, which he later shared with Charles Darwin.
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Early daffs...and more!
By: Richard Wilford - 05 Dec 2011The warm autumn has encouraged some daffodils (Narcissus) to flower early in the Davies Alpine House - and there are other interesting plants to see there too.
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Visit to the Arnold Arboretum Boston, USA
By: Tony Hall - 05 Dec 2011The Arnold Arboretum on America's east coast is renowned for its autumn colour and old trees. On a recent visit, Tony Hall delved into Kew's historic links with the arboretum, through plants and plant hunting.
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Meet Nathaniel Wallich through his digital archive
By: Helen Hartley - 02 Dec 2011This week sees the publication of a new website, funded by the World Collections Programme, which reunites collections relating to the Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich. Find out more about the man himself in the Directors' Correspondence collection.
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Last chance to enter IGPOTY 2011
By: Philip Smith - 21 Nov 2011Have you entered IGPOTY 2011 yet? If not, time is running out. Here, Philip Smith tells you everything you need to know, together with a run through of next year's exhibitions.
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Monitoring the effect of an invasive pine scale insect on the national tree of the Turks and Caicos Islands
By: Sara Green - 21 Nov 2011While an introduced scale insect devastates the Caicos pine in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), Sara Green, a Conservation Science MSc student from Imperial College, London investigated the impact that the insect is having on the tree’s habitat and the effectiveness of different techniques of controlling this pest.
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Introducing our new Library Graduate Trainee
By: Debora Hodgson - 09 Nov 2011Read about our new Library Graduate Trainee and all that her role entails.
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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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