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Putting the Economic Botany Collection online

by: Mark Nesbitt, Economic Botany blog
16 May 2012
Regular readers will have noticed a long pause since my last blog post. That's because we've been working hard on getting the Economic Botany Collection online.

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Gwendolyn Anley: a British bonsai pioneer

by: Richard Kernick, Bonsai blog
01 Nov 2011
Discover the history behind two of Kew's bonsai trees, and the little-known story of a British bonsai pioneer, Gwendolyn Anley.

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Introducing the bonsai collection at Kew Gardens

by: Richard Kernick, Bonsai blog
10 Aug 2011
In his first post, Kew's resident bonsai specialist, Richard Kernick, introduces the bonsai collection at Kew Gardens. Find out more about the history of this unique collection, learn how the trees arrived at Kew and take a look behind the scenes.

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Discover the show-stopping Nymphaea 'Arc-en-ciel'

by: Sam Crosfield, Tropical Nursery blog
14 Jan 2011
Find out about the show-stopping, psychedelic and truly unique waterlily, Nymphaea 'Arc-en-ciel', which is grown in the aquatic zone of the Tropical Nursery and displayed to the public in the Princess of Wales Conservatory.

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Welcome to Kew's Herbarium Blog

by: Emma Tredwell, Herbarium blog
16 Dec 2010
Find out about the work of scientists in Kew’s Herbarium, including their expeditions to study plant and fungal life around the world.

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Planting up a succulent display

by: Sam Crosfield, Tropical Nursery blog
17 Sep 2010
Learn how the Dry Tropics team prepare and plant up a dramatic display for the public using stunning succulents that are usually cared for in the Tropical Nursery.

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On the trail of the lace-bark tree of Jamaica

by: Emily Brennan, Lori-Ann Harris, Economic Botany blog
26 May 2010
The lace-bark tree is the source of a beautiful natural lace, and was a vital part of Jamaican culture for 400 years. Inspired by lace-bark artefacts at Kew, Emily Brennan and Lori-Ann Harris search out the tree and its users in the Jamaican countryside.