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Autumn bulbs, inside and out

By: Richard Wilford - 16 Sep 2011

In 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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Autumn colour on the Rock Garden

By: Joanne Everson - 12 Oct 2011

After the heat wave of last week, the autumnal weather is now back to normal. But don't worry, there is plenty of colour to see on the Rock Garden. Look out for Crocus, Cyclamen and even an early snowdrop.


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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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Investigating the plants of the Caribbean... on the outskirts of London!

By: Andrew Budden - 15 May 2012

Andrew Budden, one of Kew's volunteer interns, describes how information from preserved specimens of Caribbean plants helps to assess the conservation status of plants native to the Caribbean UK Overseas Territories.


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Formosa and Mycology... Cataloguing Kew's Archives

By: Stephanie Rolt - 16 May 2012

Read about the papers of William Price and Arthur Pearson that have recently been catalogued by our Archives Graduate Trainee, Steph.


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Harapan memories and take-away thoughts

By: Jenny Williams & Marie Briggs - 20 Aug 2012

Kew staff reminisce on time well spent in the Harapan Rainforest, Sumatra, with a summary of their GIS field mapping, personal accounts and photographs.


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Season's Greetings from the Library, Art and Archives Team

By: David Iggulden - 22 Dec 2009

Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2010!


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An Introduction to the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art

By: The Gallery Team - 12 Jul 2010

Read about the Shirley Sherwood Gallery at Kew, the world's first continuously open gallery dedicated to botanical art.


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Welcome to Kew's UK Overseas Territories programme blog

By: Pat Griggs - 14 Oct 2010

Find out about the plants of the UK Overseas Territories and how Kew's UKOTs programme is helping to understand and conserve them.

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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.


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What are hard seeds for?

14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.


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