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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.
Finding plants for the Landscape
By: Steve Ruddy & Richard Wilford - 24 Mar 2011Richard and Steve travel far and wide to find the star plants for this year's Landscape at the British Museum.
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Richard Oldham: 'The Last Botanical Collector'
By: Charlotte Rowley - 23 Mar 2011Learn about the hardships faced by the unfortunate botanical collector Richard Oldham on his journey around Japan, and find out what led to the end of his contract with Kew.
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Inspiration from granite outcrops
By: Steve Ruddy - 21 Mar 2011Steve Ruddy visits the granite outcrops near Perth in Western Australia to draw inspiration for this year's Landscape at the British Museum.
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Black and white - the new colour
By: Philip Smith - 18 Mar 2011Your photography can be wonderfully enhanced by exploring black and white techniques. We share some practical tips and tricks.
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Forests and climate change in Latin America
By: William Milliken - 18 Mar 2011William Milliken explains how Kew’s science programme is helping to address the issues in this part of the world.
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Researching the landscape
By: Steve Ruddy - 18 Mar 2011Steve Ruddy travels down under to research plants that will feature in Kew's Australia-themed landscape at the British Museum.
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Finding thriving specimens of a rare Caribbean shrub
By: Sara, Colin and Martin - 17 Mar 2011Kew conservationists are thrilled to have identified a rare shrub at several previously unknown sites on Virgin Gorda in the Caribbean.
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The judges' scores are in
By: Philip Smith - 15 Mar 2011Ever wondered what happens to your IGPOTY entries once you have pushed the button to send them to us? We offer some tips and tricks to help your photographs get through the early rounds of judging.
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The Kew magazine spring issue is out now
By: Christina Harrison - 14 Mar 2011There's plenty for everyone in the spring issue of Kew magazine - including a round up of published plant science stories from around the world.
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Seven islands in three weeks!
By: Pat Griggs - 11 Mar 2011A team of island-hopping conservationists from Kew is spending three weeks in the British Virgin Islands, investigating the plant diversity of this Caribbean UK Overseas Territory.
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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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