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New trees for Kew's historic vistas
by: Tony Hall, Arboretum team blog29 Apr 2013
The arboretum team have been out planting some new trees along Kew's historic vistas. This is to ensure they are maintained for generations to come.
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The Story of Kew Gardens in Photographs
by: Kiri Ross-Jones, Library, Art and Archives blog24 Apr 2013
Read about Kew’s latest publication, which draws on our Library, Art & Archives collections
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A visit to the 2013 Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show
by: Richard Kernick, Bonsai blog06 Mar 2013
Richard escapes the Gardens to look at a few of the fabulous trees at the 2013 Swindon Winter Bonsai Show
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Introducing the new Archives Graduate Trainee
by: Elisabeth Thurlow, Library, Art and Archives blog29 Oct 2012
Read about the first few weeks of our new trainee and the story behind the travels of Kew's Japanese Gateway
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Announcing your favourite David Nash at Kew sculpture
08 Oct 2012
What's your favourite David Nash at Kew sculpture? We announce the results of our poll and shared the outcome with David himself for his thoughts and reaction.
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Roses are red, violets are blue...and human heads are sign of good luck!
by: Virginia Mills, Library, Art and Archives blog13 Feb 2012
As Valentine's Day approaches, discover the unusual way Taiwanese aborigines went about attracting a partner in the 19th Century, and why plant collector Richard Oldham said the Taiwan mountains were too dangerous a place to collect.
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Travel the world and explore the past at Kew
by: Stephanie Rolt, Library, Art and Archives blog19 Jan 2012
Discover the wealth of documents held at Kew’s Archives which can help us to create a picture of the lifestyles of travellers and explorers in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Digging through the Directors' Correspondence: Letters from the Archaeologist M. Aurel Stein
by: Virginia Mills, Library, Art and Archives blog02 Nov 2011
Read about our trip to the British Library's International Dunhuang Project, the amazing scrolls discovered by archaeologist M. Aurel Stein, and some of Stein's letters that we recently unearthed from the Kew's Directors' Correspondence archive collection.
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Discovering your family tree at Kew Gardens
by: Stephanie Rolt, Library, Art and Archives blog17 Oct 2011
With researching our family history becoming an increasingly popular pastime, Stephanie describes how the archives at Kew could help you to delve into the lives of your ancestors.
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#AskArchivists Day with Kew, 9 June 2011
by: Kiri Ross-Jones, Library, Art and Archives blog06 Jun 2011
Kiri explains how her team will be taking part in the international twitter event #AskArchivists Day and how you can tweet the team your questions.
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