Everything tagged 'interesting'
Here are all the results for the tag you chose!
Meet award-winning botanical illustrator Lucy Smith & discover her line drawings
by: Julia Buckley, Library, Art and Archives blog17 Jun 2013
Lucy Smith recently won second prize in the Margaret Flockton award for botanical illustration. Read about her work as a botanical illustrator at Kew.
- 0 likes
- 0 comments
The last tulip
by: Richard Wilford, Alpine and Rock Garden team blog10 Jun 2013
As summer finally arrives, the spring bulbs fade and gradually die down for their summer rest. Most tulips have long finished flowering - but there is one species that waits until June to display its bright scarlet blooms.
- 6 likes
- 0 comments
The beginnings of Missouri Botanical Garden
by: Virginia Mills, Library, Art and Archives blog10 Jun 2013
Letter and plans from Kew's Directors' Correspondence archive give a glimpse into the humble beginnings of one of botany's most revered institutions - Missouri Botanical Garden - and its founder Henry Shaw.
- 10 likes
- 4 comments
First Time Out exhibition - Charles Darwin's book 'Letters on Geology'
Thu 06 June - Wed 31 July 2013For the first time ever Darwin’s rarest book, Letters on Geology, is being displayed outside Kew’s library, along with one of the original letters on which it was based.
Georgian cookery demonstrations
Part of incredibles festival 2013
Sat 25 May - Mon 26 August 2013Find out what the Georgians liked to gorge on!
Celebrating the launch of JSTOR Global Plants
by: Kat Harrington, Library, Art and Archives blog24 May 2013
Kew's unique Directors' Correspondence collection is being made available digitally through a new collaborative website, JSTOR Global Plants.
- 8 likes
- 0 comments
Palatable plants - a guided walk around Kew Gardens
Part of incredibles festival 2013
Sat 25 May - Sun 01 September 2013, 12 noon and 2pmJoin this free guided walking tour and discover some of the weird and wonderful edible plants found at Kew Gardens.
Friends' event - Garden open evenings
Thu 06 June - Thu 04 July 2013, 6.30-9.30pm, excluding 13 JuneEnjoy exclusive after-hours access to Kew Gardens this summer.
Friends' event - Garden Open Mornings
Sun 02 June - Sun 07 July 2013, 8.30amEnjoy the peace and tranquillity of the Gardens before opening hours
Course - Late summer photography workshop
Sat 28 September 2013, 10am - 4.30pmJoin Clive Nichols, one of the world's leading garden and flower photographers, on a course devoted to outdoor practical photography.