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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.
Making order out of chaos - Cataloguing the Rose-Innes papers
By: Hannah Jenkinson - 04 Jun 2010Read about the process of cataloguing a recent accession.
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Kew Magazine - July post
By: Christina Harrison - 16 Jul 2009Gardening the Botswana way
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Planting up a succulent display
By: Sam Crosfield - 17 Sep 2010Learn how the Dry Tropics team prepare and plant up a dramatic display for the public using stunning succulents that are usually cared for in the Tropical Nursery.
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Marianne North's Painting Materials: The plants in paint
By: Emma Le Cornu - 21 Sep 2010Read about the work of the Marianne North conservators and their research into the materials that she used. Find out how you can come and see a demonstration by the team.
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The 'Firm of the Future' is a business inspired by nature.
By: Polly Williamson - 12 Nov 2010This next decade will be about winding down the unsustainable business models of the 20th Century and evolving new 21st Century business models that are fit for purpose.
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The unique plants of the Turks and Caicos Islands
By: Sara Barrios - 26 Nov 2010Find out more about plants that can only be found in the beautiful Caribbean UK Overseas Territory (UKOT) of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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Hidden Memories - the Archives' Oral History Project
By: Michele Losse - 03 Jun 2011Michele blogs about her work on the Oral History Project and how she is capturing the memories of Kew staff.
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Useful plants just got beautiful
By: Christina Harrison - 05 Jul 2011That was one of the main messages of The Times Eureka garden at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show – useful plants should be appreciated for both their beauty and their vital utility.
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Soya and the Cerrado
By: William Milliken - 27 Jul 2011Watch the video and discover how consumer choice can make a difference to conservation in the Brazilian savannas. Find out how Kew is playing a role.
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Autumn bulbs, inside and out
By: Richard Wilford - 16 Sep 2011In their Mediterranean home, many bulbs burst into flower when the autumn rains arrive. At Kew you can see them on display inside the Davies Alpine House and outside on the Rock Garden.
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A new typology of seed development in late winter-flowering temperate woodland plants
23 May 2013
Research at the Millennium Seed Bank (RBG Kew) and the University of Reading has identified a new typology of seed development.
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.
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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Genetics of white tigers pinpointed
