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Interview - 20 years of ground-breaking DNA research at Kew
26 Apr 2013
Professor Mark Chase and Professor Dave Simpson talk about the significance of Kew's DNA research and how it's revolutionised the way we understand plants. Listen to the interview.
Exclusive interview - Jared Diamond on the natural world
08 Mar 2013
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond was recently awarded the Kew International Medal for his contribution to science and conservation. During his visit to the Gardens Jared spoke to Kew about the importance of plants and what we can learn from traditional societies in building a sustainable future.
The spiny forest of south west Madagascar
18 Jan 2013
Stuart Cable and the team from Silo National des Graines Forestières visit the spiny forest to collect seeds for Kew's Millennium Seed Bank.
The Itremo Massif Protected Area in Madagascar
18 Jan 2013
Kew's Stuart Cable introduces the new Itremo Massif Protected Area in the Central Highlands of Madagascar, where Kew is working with local communities to safeguard plant life for our future.
Beyond the Gardens - Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
17 Dec 2012
Discover more about the importance of plants to our lives and how the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is helping to save wild plants and habitats for our future.
Beyond the Gardens - The Fungarium at Kew
17 Dec 2012
The largest organism in the world is a mushroom that is over 1,000 years old, covering hundreds of acres in a forest in Oregon USA.
Botanical expedition to the Xingu State Park, Brazil
17 Dec 2012
Find out about Kew's latest expedition to the Brazilian Amazon.This short film gives a taste of botanical fieldwork in the tropics, and of the beauty of the area.
Conservation in action in the British Virgin Islands
15 Dec 2012
Kew's UK Overseas Territories team has a long association with the National Parks Trust on the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the Caribbean.
Forgotten forests - the magnificent Mount Mabu
15 Dec 2012
Originally discovered in 2005, Mount Mabu was placed on the conservation map in 2008 when Kew's Jonathan Timberlake and colleagues from partner organisations visited the area for the very first time.
Safeguarding Namibia's flora
15 Dec 2012
Kew's Phil Griffiths introduces southern African plants in the Princess of Wales Conservatory, and talks about how Kew's Millennium Seed Bank is helping to conserve them in their native habitat.
In the Gardens
Tree surgery at Kew Gardens
15 Dec 2012
Watch tree surgery in action with the Arboricultural unit at Kew Gardens.
Sustainable uses - Africa's aloe
14 Dec 2012
Find out about Kew's aloe collection and discover how these African plants are used.
Meet the world's oldest pot plant in the Palm House at Kew Gardens
04 Dec 2012
King of the Palm House, this huge Jurassic cycad, Encephalartos altensteinii (i), was collected in the early 1770s from Eastern Cape region of South Africa, by Kew's first plant hunter Francis Masson.
Waterlily House at Kew Gardens
04 Dec 2012
This highly specialised and much-loved building at Kew Gardens was once an engineering marvel of its time - the world's largest single span glasshouse. Travel back in time and find out more about the giant waterlily and its bespoke home built back in 1852.
Kingdom of Plants with David Attenborough
11 Oct 2012
Explore the Kingdom of plants in the company of the world's favourite naturalist, David Attenborough.
David Nash at Kew - inside the Wood Quarry
02 May 2012
David Nash is sculpting a series of evolving artworks in the Wood Quarry at Kew Gardens, which will become part of the David Nash at Kew: A Natural Gallery exhibition. See Nash's imagination take shape in our exclusive video and visit the exhibition from June 2012.
Behind the scenes
Interview - 20 years of ground-breaking DNA research at Kew
26 Apr 2013
Professor Mark Chase and Professor Dave Simpson talk about the significance of Kew's DNA research and how it's revolutionised the way we understand plants. Listen to the interview.
Exclusive interview - Jared Diamond on the natural world
08 Mar 2013
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond was recently awarded the Kew International Medal for his contribution to science and conservation. During his visit to the Gardens Jared spoke to Kew about the importance of plants and what we can learn from traditional societies in building a sustainable future.
Beyond the Gardens - Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
17 Dec 2012
Discover more about the importance of plants to our lives and how the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is helping to save wild plants and habitats for our future.
Beyond the Gardens - The Fungarium at Kew
17 Dec 2012
The largest organism in the world is a mushroom that is over 1,000 years old, covering hundreds of acres in a forest in Oregon USA.
David Nash at Kew - drawing inspiration from Kew's work
06 Dec 2012
Discover how David Nash drew inspiration from Kew's plant science and conservation work to create his new sculptures.
David Nash in conversation with Peter Gasson
26 Nov 2012
David Nash views trees under the microscope with help from Peter Gasson, a wood anatomist at Kew.
Expeditions
The spiny forest of south west Madagascar
18 Jan 2013
Stuart Cable and the team from Silo National des Graines Forestières visit the spiny forest to collect seeds for Kew's Millennium Seed Bank.
The Itremo Massif Protected Area in Madagascar
18 Jan 2013
Kew's Stuart Cable introduces the new Itremo Massif Protected Area in the Central Highlands of Madagascar, where Kew is working with local communities to safeguard plant life for our future.
Botanical expedition to the Xingu State Park, Brazil
17 Dec 2012
Find out about Kew's latest expedition to the Brazilian Amazon.This short film gives a taste of botanical fieldwork in the tropics, and of the beauty of the area.
Conservation in action in the British Virgin Islands
15 Dec 2012
Kew's UK Overseas Territories team has a long association with the National Parks Trust on the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the Caribbean.
Forgotten forests - the magnificent Mount Mabu
15 Dec 2012
Originally discovered in 2005, Mount Mabu was placed on the conservation map in 2008 when Kew's Jonathan Timberlake and colleagues from partner organisations visited the area for the very first time.
Safeguarding Namibia's flora
15 Dec 2012
Kew's Phil Griffiths introduces southern African plants in the Princess of Wales Conservatory, and talks about how Kew's Millennium Seed Bank is helping to conserve them in their native habitat.
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