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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.
South Africa fever
By: Christina Harrison - 14 Jun 2010As the World Cup kicks off, Kew continues to celebrate the natural wonders of this amazing country.
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About 'Business Shaped By Nature'
By: Mike Saunders - 07 Jun 2010Learn how some of Kew's world-leading plant experts have come together with thought-leaders at Biomimicry for Creative Innovation (BCI) to see if we can help organisations make nature work harder for them.
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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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On the trail of the lace-bark tree of Jamaica
By: Emily Brennan, Lori-Ann Harris - 26 May 2010The lace-bark tree is the source of a beautiful natural lace, and was a vital part of Jamaican culture for 400 years. Inspired by lace-bark artefacts at Kew, Emily Brennan and Lori-Ann Harris search out the tree and its users in the Jamaican countryside.
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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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Summer is here - Well the summer issue is anyway...
By: Christina Harrison - 18 May 2010The summer issue of Kew magazine is now on sale - just as the weather seems to be cheering up!
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Reliving Kew’s Museum of Economic Botany
By: Caroline Cornish - 13 May 2010Kew's Economic Botany collection was originally housed in four buildings scattered across the Gardens. What survives of these, and what do they tell us about visitor experiences in the past? A doctoral student from Royal Holloway, University of London, went exploring...
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Hints and tips for photographing tulips
By: Philip Smith - 07 May 2010Get tips from the experts on photographing tulips. Find out more about making the most of natural light and using the right camera accessories.
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Welcome to the Marianne North Conservation Studio
By: Helen Cowdy - 06 May 2010Read about the Marianne North Gallery Conservation project taking place in the newly built Preservation Studio in the Herbarium at Kew.
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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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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
