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Coming home - Plant collecting in South Africa in the 1800s
By: Michele Losse - 30 Jun 2010In the first installment of a two part blog, find out more about Kew's history of plant collecting in South Africa.
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When business leaders meet botanists
By: Mike Saunders - 06 Jul 2010Find out what happened when we decided to invite a diverse group of business leaders to Kew for the day – mixing business people with botanists.
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I’ll meet you under the quiver tree
By: Chris Spring - 19 Jul 2010Meeting at the quiver tree in Kew's South Africa Landscape at the British Museum is so much more interesting than meeting at the Information Desk. Find out what happened when curator Chris Spring met South African artist Sabela Mahlangu.
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Kew helps celebrate the 350th birthday of Sir Hans Sloane
By: Mark Nesbitt - 18 Aug 2010Jamaican artefacts from Kew go on display at the Royal College of Physicians - marking the 350th anniversary of the birth of Sir Hans Sloane, botanist, physician and collector.
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UKOTs Programme achieves herbarium specimen digitisation milestone
By: Martin Hamilton - 21 Dec 2010Martin Hamilton from Kew's UK Overseas Territories team reports on the latest news about the UKOTs Programme specimen digitisation activities.
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Finding plants for the Landscape
By: Steve Ruddy & Richard Wilford - 24 Mar 2011Richard and Steve travel far and wide to find the star plants for this year's Landscape at the British Museum.
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Autumn in the Bonsai House
By: Richard Kernick - 21 Oct 2011Richard Kernick shows us what's looking good in the Bonsai House - and what we still have to look forward to.
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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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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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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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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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