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The beauty or the beast?

By: Marcelo Sellaro - 07 Nov 2011

Join Marcelo Sellaro as he explores the fascinating world of the titan arum.


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Fruits and leaves of autumn

By: Tony Hall - 04 Nov 2011

Tony Hall shares his favourite fruits and leaves from this autumn's show.


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Digging through the Directors' Correspondence: Letters from the Archaeologist M. Aurel Stein

By: Virginia Mills - 02 Nov 2011

Read about our trip to the British Library's International Dunhuang Project, the amazing scrolls discovered by archaeologist M. Aurel Stein, and some of Stein's letters that we recently unearthed from the Kew's Directors' Correspondence archive collection.


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Gwendolyn Anley: a British bonsai pioneer

By: Richard Kernick - 01 Nov 2011

Discover the history behind two of Kew's bonsai trees, and the little-known story of a British bonsai pioneer, Gwendolyn Anley.


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An ethnobotanical new year

By: Mark Nesbitt - 25 Oct 2011

This autumn Kew welcomed the 14th intake of students into the joint University of Kent/Kew MSc in Ethnobotany.  In a packed two days the students were introduced to Kew's collections, had an intensive day of plant-collecting, and heard this year's Distinguished Ethnobotanist lecture.


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The perfect Japanese maple?

By: Katie Price - 25 Oct 2011

The trees in the Woodland Garden provide shade for us to grow a range of woodland plants and bulbs, but they also add their own colour at this time of year. The Japanese maple, Acer palmatum 'Sangokaku', is one of the best.


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A gallery for the nation

By: Sian Davies & Joanne Seaton - 24 Oct 2011

A new exhibition and a community art project - find out what's coming up next in Kew's galleries!


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A very strange autumn

By: Tony Kirkham - 21 Oct 2011

Tony Kirkham shares his thoughts and observations on autumn this year - with its record high temperatures, confused plants and the best fruiting season in memory.


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Autumn in the Bonsai House

By: Richard Kernick - 21 Oct 2011

Richard Kernick shows us what's looking good in the Bonsai House - and what we still have to look forward to.


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Thinking of entering International Garden Photographer of the Year 2011?

By: Philip Smith - 17 Oct 2011

International Garden Photographer of the Year has a first prize of £5000 plus other cash prizes - here are some tips to help you net the big one!

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