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Observations on a strange vegetable - the snake gourd
By: Wolfgang Stuppy - 25 Jan 2013He may be a Seed Morphologist but Wolfgang Stuppy of Kew's Millennium Seed Bank discovers there is more to the snake gourd than just some strange fruit and eccentric seeds.
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Introducing the (not quite) new Assistant Archivist
By: Lorna Cahill - 24 Jan 2013Meet Kew's new Assistant Archivist, Lorna, and learn about the volunteering projects she manages and how she began her own career volunteering in Kew's Archives
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Snowy Kew
By: Anthony Hall - 24 Jan 2013It may not have made it in time for Christmas but the snow arrived at Kew over the weekend, turning it into a winter wonderland.
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Driving home for Christmas?
By: Joanne Yeomans - 21 Dec 2012Discover Marianne North’s travels over Christmases long, long ago
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Everard Im Thurn and the 'lost world'
By: Katherine Harrington - 11 Dec 2012We take a look at the varied career of Everard Im Thurn through his correspondence with the Directors of Kew, and find out about his exploration of the 'lost world' of Mount Roraima in British Guiana.
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The 'Christmassy' killer raspberry
By: Wolfgang Stuppy - 11 Dec 2012The Millennium Seed Bank's seed morphologist, Wolfgang Stuppy, is back with his final blog of the year. To wish you all a very 'Merry Christmas', he is sharing some festive images of a flesh-eating killer raspberry! Do you dare read on ...
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Awards Success!
By: Christina Harrison - 30 Nov 2012It was a cold day on Thursday but well worth the trip into central London to attend the annual Garden Media Guild Awards at a plush hotel near Grosvenor Square. All fingers and toes were crossed...
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The Woodland Garden dons its winter coat
By: Katie Price - 27 Nov 2012Shifting 20 tonnes of bracken mulch will reap rewards in the year to come
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Your Gate to the Gardens
By: Elisabeth Thurlow - 27 Nov 2012The recent renaming of the Main Gate has had the Archives team thinking about the importance of the Kew gates in the Gardens' history.
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Autumn colour - Six of the best
By: Anthony Hall - 12 Nov 2012So many of the trees and shrubs at Kew show outstanding autumn colour that it has been difficult choosing just the best six
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What are hard seeds for?
14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.
Caffeine enhances bee memory
10 May 2013
Caffeine in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers manipulates the memory of pollinating bees.
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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Brocken Spectres and Circular Rainbows: Hello Peggy! It's always nice to hear from the descendents of people who played an important part i ... by: Helen Hartley
Observations on a strange vegetable - the snake gourd: My Dad has grown gourds and pumpkin giants for over 30 years. He has the actual gourds in his house ... by: Ing
Brocken Spectres and Circular Rainbows: I am a direct descendant of Sir Daniel Morris. My paternal grandmother was Ruth Morris, one of three ... by: Peggy Farrington
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