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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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The beauty or the beast?
By: Marcelo Sellaro - 07 Nov 2011Join 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 2011Tony 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 2011Read 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 2011Discover 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 2011This 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 2011The 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 2011A 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 2011Tony 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 2011Richard Kernick shows us what's looking good in the Bonsai House - and what we still have to look forward to.
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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.
What are hard seeds for?
14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.
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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