27 June 2020

Watch: Temperate House in lockdown

Discover what lockdown life is like in Kew's biggest glasshouse.

A horticulturist waters plants in the Temperate House

Our Temperate House is home to more than 1,500 species of plants from all over the world. 

Botanical Horticulturist Brie Langley takes you behind the glass to reveal what it’s like looking after our biggest glasshouse in lockdown, making sure the plants, staff and the building itself are all safe and well.

Watch the film below to find out more about lockdown life in the world’s largest Victorian glasshouse...

Saurauia in the Temperate House at Kew

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