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Press Releases - Kew

 

2008

07 July

Unique Victorian botanical art gallery at Kew Gardens to be restored to its former glory

27 June

Oak Processionary Moth nest removal at Kew Gardens w/c 30 June 2008

27 June

Rediscovered plant lost for two centuries could be lost again within ten years says finder

16 June

Lulu ‘relights the fire' at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – and brings her friends along too!

07 May

Journey back to your roots with exciting new adventures in The Trees That Made Britain - Series II

30 April

Experience the high-life at Kew Gardens with the Xstrata Treetop Walkway

28 April

Escape to the magical Woodland Wonders weekend at Kew Gardens

24 April

Kew takes conservation education to new heights with Xstrata Treetop Walkway

18 Apr

Diarmuid Gavin Designs Garden to Celebrate Kew’s 250th Anniversary

11 Apr

Kew scientists help create first multi-taxonomic Madagascar conservation map

2 Apr

The Shirley Sherwood Gallery opens at Kew Gardens

17 Mar

Kew and British Museum combine to cultivate China in the heart of London

27 Feb

Last chance to see Moore at Kew!

22 Feb

Secrets unfold at Kew

13 Feb

Garden and nature lovers - treat yourself to an unique experience

11 Feb

Kew springs into 2008!

5 Feb

New Keeper of Kew’s Historic Herbarium announced

5 Feb

DNA 'Barcode' Identified for Plants

17 Jan

New Genus of Self-destructive Palm found in Madagascar

2007

14 Dec

The Year of the Tree festival

11 Dec

'Adopt a Painting' to help restore the Marianne North Gallery

5 Dec

New gallery of botanical art opens at Kew, Spring 2008

20

Information volunteers

14 Nov

Spring colour to melt away winter blues!

9 Nov

Moore Technology at Kew Gardens

5 Nov

A magical Christmas at Kew

26 Oct

New Treetop Walkway & Rhizotron to Open at Kew Gardens in May 2008

12 Oct

New Trustees at Kew

1 Oct

Mapping Madagascar; one of the most bio-diverse countries of the world

18 Sept

Kings and Queens and a Quagga at Kew: The History of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew by Ray Desmond

13 August

Timber! Steeplejacks to dismantle Kew Flagpole

1 August

Hidden gem to be restored

5 July

The Trees That Made Britain: Series two

3 July

Henry Moore at Kew Gardens

28 Jun

Shopping for your Mediterranean Year

22 June

Sex Life of Wasps Leads to Discovery of 6 New Orchid Species

13 June

Oak Processionary Moth

22 May

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Marks International Biodiversity Day

26 April

Kew Banks Billionth Seed

28 Feb

World of African plants now accessible online

14 Feb

Nature publish ground-breaking research led by RBG Kew and South African scientists

1 Feb

Step into Spring and Summer at Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place

22 Jan

Kew's Spring Festival 2007

16 Jan

Dreaming of Kew

4 Jan

If you go down to the woods at Kew...

2006

22 Dec

Learning outside the classroom

22 Dec

A new year at Kew

4 Dec

A Tropical Extravaganza!

21 Nov

Mediterranean Summer Festival

16 Nov

Save the stress of Christmas shopping whilst helping save the world's plant life

3 Nov

Kew publishes definitive checklist of the world's monocotyledons

31 Oct

Henry Moore at Kew Gardens

13 Oct

Oak processionary moth statement

29 Sept

Press Preview - Kew's Autumn Festival

25 Sept

A Cracking Children's Christmas at Kew!

25 Sept

A traditional Kew Christmas

20 Sept

Germinating History: 200 year old seeds spring to life

12 Sept

Nature's Finest Months at Kew: Bulb Burst 2007

12 Sept

Kew's positional statement on climate change

9 Sept

Plant your feet on the ice!

8 Sept

Wine, Deserts and Perennials: Adult Education at Kew Gardens, Autumn/Winter 06/07

5 Sept

Wollemi Weekends

4 Sept

Join Christine Hamilton and walk for 2 charities at once!

30 Aug

Kew's Archive Collection - Free Exhibition & Talk

30 Aug

Behind the Scenes at Kew's Herbarium & Library...

22 Aug

New England to Kew, England

4 Aug

Christmas gifts exclusively available in the new-look Kew Gardens Shop

3 Aug

Monkey Business: rare orchid hybrid discovered on Oxfordshire nature reserve

31 July

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

27 July

Kew's Autumn Harvest Festival makes learning about food fun!

11 Jul

Kew launches habitat resoration project in Peru

28 Jun

New Keeper, New Wing for Kew's Jodrell Laboratory

28 Jun

The Trees That Made Britain - a new BBC Two Series

28 Jun

DNA and Tissue Banking for Biodiversity and Conservation

22 Jun

A Guide to the Alpine and Subalpine Flora of Mount Jaya

2 Jun

Kids at Kew - a summary of what's on offer for the family at Kew

26 May

Kew's Autumn Harvest Festival

22 May

Be a Garden Guide... Kew Gardens seeks volunteer guides

19 May

New Director for Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

15 May

Kew: The Architects Playground - Heritage Year 2006

25 Apr

Kew Grows Green Fingers

25 Apr

Plant Conservation Community Warns UK Falling Behind on Conservation Targets

18 Apr

Sackler Crossing open to public from 17 May 2006

31 Mar

International Agreement Joins Forces in Conservation Effort

27 Mar

Add a Wollemi to your wish list - the prehistoric Wollemi Pine goes on sale in the UK

6 Mar

Artists' KEW Exhibition

3 Mar

A Plant Kingdon for every little Prince and Princess to explore

3 Mar

New Palm Genus Discovered in Remote Forests of New Guinea

21 Feb

RBG Kew defies the trend and reports bumper increase in visitor figures

13 Feb

New Alpine House for Kew Gardens

9 Feb

Secret of the 'Potted Palm' revealed - new case study contributes to thinking on origin of species

6 Feb

Be a Garden Guide...

1 Feb

Heritage Year 2006

2005

21 Nov

The Genus Sorbus - a new Botanical Magazine Monograph

4 Nov

Director of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to step down

26 Oct

RBG, Kew, first World Heritage Site awarded ISO 14001 certification

17 Oct

Three new plant family compendia by Kew Publishing

15 Sep

Heavenly products save the Earth

9 Sept

Kew holds its first open evening

22 Jul

Gnoming me, Gnoming Kew... Gordon the Gnome trail

21 Jul

Plant Diversity Hotspot Discovered in Tropical Africa

8 Apr

Clash of the Titans!

1 Apr

Return of the titan...

18 Mar

Flowers of Crete: A new book celebrating the rich & unique flora of the largest island in Greece

31 Jan

Plant Cultures - Kew Gardens celebrates Asian culture and its influence on British life

For further information please contact:

Public Relations
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 3AB
UK

Tel: +44 (0)20 8332 5607/5619
Email: pr@kew.org

 

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