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Director of Kew Gardens’ Horticulture
29 Apr 2013
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Barley as Director of Kew Gardens’ Horticulture.
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New trees for Kew's historic vistas
by: Tony Hall, Arboretum team blog29 Apr 2013
The arboretum team have been out planting some new trees along Kew's historic vistas. This is to ensure they are maintained for generations to come.
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Red Listing the unique plants of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs)
by: Sara Barrios, UK Overseas Territories team blog26 Apr 2013
Many of the unique plant species growing in the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are under threat. Kew’s Herbarium specimens provide important clues to help us identify those that are in greatest danger.
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Applications open for new Trustee
25 Apr 2013
Applications are now open for a position on the Kew Board of Trustees.
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Seed collecting on Mount Kilimanjaro
by: Emma Williams, Millennium Seed Bank blog18 Apr 2013
Kew Gardens botanist Emma Williams recounts her experiences on a recent seed collecting expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
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Mapping Coffee in Ethiopia part one
by: Paul Little, GIS team blog16 Apr 2013
Kew photographer Paul Little has just returned from accompanying a field trip to the Highlands of Ethiopia to research the impact of climate change on the vital coffee crop. Read part one of his diary of the trip.
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IncrEdibles; a voyage through surprising edible plants
by: Imogen Dent, Kew Gardens' group visits blog12 Apr 2013
I’ve been hearing more about the forthcoming IncrEdibles festival and it really sounds pretty amazing, even by Kew standards!
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The Perfect Plant Hunting Companion?
by: Katherine Harrington, Library, Art and Archives blog04 Apr 2013
Discovering 'man's best friend' in the Directors' Correspondence collection, part of Kew's archive.
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Orchid community agree name changes in Oncidium
03 Apr 2013
A substantial rearrangement of generic boundaries in the widely cultivated Oncidium group of orchids has been agreed by the orchid community.
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Kew’s historic Temperate House receives £14.7m Heritage Lottery Fund grant
28 Mar 2013
The grant will enable vital conservation of this Grade One listed heritage building, the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world, and provide visitors with an inspiring new display, bringing to life why plants matter.
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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.
Is our daily cup of coffee under threat?
08 Nov 2012
A new study from Kew suggests that Arabica coffee could be extinct in the wild within 70 years.
Director (CEO and Chief Scientist) of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to return to Australia
14 Sep 2011
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew announced today that Director (CEO and Chief Scientist), Professor Stephen Hopper FLS will step down in autumn 2012 after six years in the job.
