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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.
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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Monstrous deliciousness and devilish fruit - Kew's edible aroids
By: Louisa Hall - 14 Mar 2013Not many people have heard of edible aroids yet they are among the oldest cultivated crops in the world. Tropical Nursery horticulturalist Louisa Hall introduces some of these exotic species.
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Discovering David Douglas through the Directors' Correspondence
By: Charlotte Rowley - 13 Mar 2013Read extracts from the letters of David Douglas in the Directors' Correspondence, and learn more about this remarkable plant-hunter and explorer.
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A short guide to bonsai compost
By: Richard Kernick - 11 Mar 2013Richard’s short guide to the different types of soil that are used to pot up the bonsai trees here at Kew
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Working together to cultivate and protect Ascension's unique plants
By: Marcella Corcoran - 08 Mar 2013Ascension Island, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, is home to seven surviving unique plants, many of them threatened with extinction in the wild. Marcella Corcoran reports on a horticultural training workshop for conservationists on the island.
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And the winner is...
By: Philip Smith - 07 Mar 2013After three long months of judging the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition, the dust is settling and the results are in! Philip Smith considers whether the winning images are 'stunning' - or altogether more interesting than that...
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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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Introducing the Library Graduate Trainee
By: Marc Muller - 06 Mar 2013Meet Kew's current Library Graduate Trainee and discover the range of interesting duties his role comprises
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Tracking black rhinos in Zambia
By: Paul Smith - 06 Mar 2013Critically endangered black rhino have recently been reintroduced to the North Luangwa National Park in Zambia. Paul Smith, an expert in the vegetation of the area, is helping to identify the plant species that Rhinos rely on for their survival.
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Ants, constipation, murder and the seeds of Ricinus communis
By: Wolfgang Stuppy - 04 Mar 2013Revolving around a humble seed, this month's blog covers nearly everything from seed morphology and digestive problems to the beautiful smell of racing car engines and James Bond-style murder. Discover the useful, funny and lethal sides of one of the most notorious seeds on Earth!
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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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BBC - Science & Environment
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2013 cold start may mean fruit boom
