Press Release

Kew's new Garden Shop is a breath of fresh air

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has just opened a great new shop, which offers visitors the chance to relax in a tranquil open-air corner of the Gardens whilst they wander through a host of exotic plants and fantastic garden decorations.

In the new Garden Shop, rather than the usual bedding plants you will find plants from across the world, that have been selected for low maintenance, so you can impress your neighbours with pineapple trees in your front garden or citrus trees around your patio…

If you are looking for the unusual, there is host of elegant and traditional hand made garden equipment, including elm forks made from one branch and elegant 100 year old rice baskets from China.

As a memento of your visit why not buy a high quality clay pot, available in a variety of attractive colours and glazes and bearing the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew seal.

So next time you are visiting the Gardens, take ten minutes to explore Kew's Garden Shop, tucked away in a leafy corner behind the Victoria Gate Centre.

Notes to Editors

View images of the Garden Shop at http://www.kew.org/press/images/garden_shop.html . Contact the press office to obtain a username and password to download high resolution images.

The Garden Shop is open daily from 10am until half an hour before the Gardens close.

Proceeds from all retail sales help fund Kew 's vital science and conservation work around the planet.

Kew Gardens opens daily at 9.30am and currently closes at 6.30pm on weekdays and 7.30pm at weekends. Admission to the Gardens is £11.75 for adults, 8.75 for concessions, and FREE to children under 17 years of age. Admission prices and closing times vary seasonally – please check www.kew.org. For visitor information please call 020 8332 5655 or visit www.kew.org.

For further press information please contact Lauren Bird, Oliver Basciano or Anna Quenby in the Kew Gardens Press Office on 020 8332 5607 or email pr@kew.org.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Devoted to building and sharing knowledge so that people can benefit from plants and fungi – now and for generations to come.

700 staff (including 200 in science and 200 in horticulture) supported by 500 volunteers, affiliated researchers, and students. Our impact is strengthened by partnership and collaboration in the UK and overseas.

A world-leader in plant science – and a major visitor attraction. Governed by Trustees and sponsored by the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) which champions sustainability. Funding also comes from visitor income and fundraising.

Two stunning gardens – Kew Gardens (a World Heritage Site) and Wakehurst Place in West Sussex house Kew 's collections, labs and the Millennium Seed Bank – and show the importance of plants in our lives. www.kew.org

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