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Kew Patrons take tour of the Conservation Biotechnology Laboratory
15 Sep 2011
Kew Patrons go behind the scenes for an exclusive tour of Kew’s innovative conservation laboratory and get a glimpse of some of the world’s most endangered plants.
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Potting with coir
by: Nick Johnson, Tropical Nursery blog27 May 2011
Join Nick Johnson as he explains the use of peat-free mixes in the Tropical Nursery.
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C.S.P. Parish and the orchids of Burma
by: Katherine Harrington, Library, Art and Archives blog27 Apr 2011
The Directors' Correspondence Team reveals the artistic talents of an amateur orchid enthusiast in Burma at the end of the nineteenth century.
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The “Montserrat pribby” (part one)
by: Nick Johnson, Tropical Nursery blog22 Oct 2010
As a new study shows that world plants are as threatened as mammals, Nick Johnson talks about a plant close to his heart that he is caring for in the Tropical Nursery. Here he describes his expedition, recalling where he saw it in the wild.
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Planting up a succulent display
by: Sam Crosfield, Tropical Nursery blog17 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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Natural Relationships - Partners or Pests? What lessons can business learn?
by: Polly Williamson, Business Inspired by Nature blog20 Aug 2010
Nature has evolved different styles of relationship – ranging from partner to parasite – to cope with stress and change. There is much that can be learnt from nature by business organisations to help them adapt more rapidly to the rapidly changing or uncertain conditions.
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Hoodia gordonii
Used for generations by the indigenous peoples of the Kalahari to quench their thirst, Hoodia gordonii is now widely used in the commercial production of slimming aids.
