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Free daily guided tours at Wakehurst
Wed 12 June 2013 - Mon 07 March 2016, 11.30am, 2.00pmDaily tours allow visitors to see plants of seasonal interest and learn about some of the fascinating history of the estate.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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The self-taught naturalist - Alfred Russel Wallace and Kew
by: Marc Muller, Library, Art and Archives blog15 Apr 2013
Our library trainee, Marc, blogs about the display he and Elisabeth Thurlow have curated on Alfred Russel Wallace, and looks at some of the connections between this eminent naturalist and Kew
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