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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.
Kew's Library celebrates the Olympics
By: Fiona Ainsworth - 29 Aug 2012A special Olympic-themed display has just been completed in the Library Reading Room.
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Indigo blues
By: Jenny and Stella - 28 Aug 2012Jennifer Beasley and Stella Gardner, two textile conservation students at Glasgow University, report on a week's placement at Kew.
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Pretty in pink
By: Christina Harrison - 21 Aug 2012There are some fabulous flowering trees putting on a great show right now at Kew, including one mysterious bright pink head turner...
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Harapan memories and take-away thoughts
By: Jenny Williams & Marie Briggs - 20 Aug 2012Kew staff reminisce on time well spent in the Harapan Rainforest, Sumatra, with a summary of their GIS field mapping, personal accounts and photographs.
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Reflections on a year at Kew
By: Stephanie Rolt - 15 Aug 2012Archives Graduate Trainee Stephanie Rolt reflects on some of the highlights of her year at Kew in her final blog post
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Have you caught Olympic Fever?
By: Christina Harrison - 07 Aug 2012If you've got a bad case of Olympic Fever why not head to Kew to continue to enjoy the spirit of the Games with the wonderful representations of the Olympic Rings and Paralympic logo in flower form? You can also see some of the tallest, oldest, fastest, weirdest and most beautiful plants on the planet right here.
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That's not really how it was
By: Philip Smith - 03 Aug 2012You are at Kew with your camera and snapping away - but when you get home you may be disappointed - we have tips for you!
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UK Virtual Herbarium - a pilot project
By: Sally King - 03 Aug 2012Will you join Kew’s quest to unlock the information hidden behind the closed doors of our Herbarium cupboards?
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Brocken Spectres and Circular Rainbows
By: Helen Hartley - 03 Aug 2012Many weird and wonderful subjects have been uncovered while digitising Kew's Directors' Correspondence collection. Read about a 19th century botanist's awe-inspiring encounter with a 'Spectre' in Jamaica's Blue mountains.
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Love nuts? Love seeds! But which one is the tastiest of all?
By: Wolfgang Stuppy - 24 Jul 2012After previously exploring colourful, enigmatic, poisonous and sadistic seeds, in his new blog, Wolfgang goes nuts about nuts.
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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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