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Rediscovering the comb fern in the Falkland Islands

By: Pat Griggs - 27 Jan 2011

Find out how Kew botanists were able to confirm the identity of the comb fern, a tiny plant believed to be extinct in the Falkland Islands until it was spotted growing on the island of West Falkland more than 180 years after its only previous sighting there.


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Going tropical at Kew

By: Christina Harrison - 04 May 2011

You can discover many different plants and habitats at Kew this summer including totally tropical waterlilies. Kew's work on these stunning and ancient flowers is revealed in the upcoming issue of Kew magazine.


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Name that plant! Learning Plant ID skills at Kew

By: Gemma Bramley - 11 May 2011

From 9-20 May we're running the RBG Kew Tropical Plant Identification course.  Find out how our participants, who have travelled to Kew from all over the world, are getting on.


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Spice up your garden with roscoeas

By: Sue Skinner - 13 May 2011

If you want to spice up your garden then take a look at the exotic roscoeas. They are part of the ginger family, but are fully hardy in the UK and flower from now until late summer.


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An eye for the weather

By: Philip Smith - 04 Aug 2011

Philip Smith, organiser of International Garden Photographer of the Year, discusses how the weather is an integral part of good garden and plant photography.


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Thinking of entering International Garden Photographer of the Year 2011?

By: Philip Smith - 17 Oct 2011

International Garden Photographer of the Year has a first prize of £5000 plus other cash prizes - here are some tips to help you net the big one!


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Understanding colour for photographers

By: Philip Smith - 09 Jan 2012

Philip Smith shows you how your garden and plant photography can benefit from a richer understanding of  colour.


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Promoting Voices of Oral History in the USA

By: Michele Losse - 31 Jan 2012

Michele, Assistant Archivist at Kew, blogs about her experiences at the American Oral History Society's annual conference held in Denver, Colorado, last October.


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Introducing the Library Graduate Trainee

By: Marc Muller - 06 Mar 2013

Meet Kew's current Library Graduate Trainee and discover the range of interesting duties his role comprises


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IncrEdibles; a voyage through surprising edible plants

By: Imogen Dent - 12 Apr 2013

I’ve been hearing more about the forthcoming IncrEdibles festival and it really sounds pretty amazing, even by Kew standards!


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Mapping Coffee in Ethiopia part two

By: Paul Little - 08 May 2013

Kew photographer Paul Little has just returned from accompanying a field trip to the Highlands of Ethiopia to research the impact of climate change on the vital coffee crop. Read part two of his diary of the trip.

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Elderflower surprise

10 Jun 2013
Scientists at Kew Gardens have discovered compounds new to science in ordinary elderflower drinks.


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Speciation systems on Lord Howe Island

06 Jun 2013
Lord Howe Island provides evidence in plants for the ‘syngameon hypothesis’ of adaptive evolution.


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