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The Earth laughs in flowers*
By: Philip Smith - 23 Jun 2011Philip Smith talks through his favourite photos from this year's International Garden Photographer of the Year competition, on display at Kew Gardens.
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Autumn treats in store
By: Christina Harrison - 09 Aug 2011While we enjoy the end of summer, there's plenty to look forward to in autumn too - Kew's Arboretum is renowned for its colour and for its 'champions'.
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Desert flowers bloom
By: Richard Wilford - 07 Sep 2011Despite the far from Australian summer we have had in the UK, the plants in the Australia Landscape outside the British Museum have flourished. Some of the most colourful come from the driest parts of Australia.
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Investigating the spread of an invasive tree in the Turks and Caicos Islands
By: Alexandra Davey - 24 Jan 2012Alexandra Davey, a Conservation Science MSc student from Imperial College, spent two months in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), investigating the spread of an invasive tree, Casuarina equisetifolia, which threatens coastal habitats there.
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Washi: the Art of Japanese Paper
By: Mark Nesbitt - 01 Mar 2013Kew’s world-class collection of Japanese art papers goes on display for the first time in Britain.
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The Tropical Plant Identification Course
By: Lee Davies - 22 May 2013Each year several of the Herbarium botanists organise and run a Tropical Plant Identification Course.
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Spinach! Spinach! Spinach!
By: Aaron Marubbi - 17 Jun 2013If you’re looking for something that’s incredibly easy to grow and gives quick gratification for your efforts than look no further than spinach! Like radish and lettuce, spinach should be at the top of anyone’s list for quick reliable growers that give bumper crops with very little effort.
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Our Landscape is coming together
By: Steve Ruddy - 21 Apr 2010Find out how Kew's South Africa Landscape at the British Museum is coming together. Get a sneak preview of the plants in place and find out why our plants were covered with a fleece membrane.
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Watch the video - International Garden Photographer of the Year 2010 winners
By: Philip Smith - 21 May 2010See some of the winning photographs from this year's competition and meet the talented people behind them.
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The People's Choice
By: Philip Smith - 17 Jun 2010Find out how you can vote for your favourite photograph and hear thoughts from Jacky Parker, recent winner of the Plant Portraits category.
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Elderflower surprise
10 Jun 2013
Scientists at Kew Gardens have discovered compounds new to science in ordinary elderflower drinks.
Speciation systems on Lord Howe Island
06 Jun 2013
Lord Howe Island provides evidence in plants for the ‘syngameon hypothesis’ of adaptive evolution.
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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