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Adopt a seed. Save a species.
Every day 4 potentially life-saving plant species face extinction. Watch this video to find out how you can help us hold on to them.
Adopt a seed. Save a species.Beyond the Gardens - The Fungarium at Kew Gardens
All plants on Earth rely on fungi to live, and fungi out number platns six to one. Kew has the largest collection of dried fungi in the world, around 1.25 million specimens.
Beyond the Gardens - the Fungarium at Kew GardensBeyond the Gardens - The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
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 Millennium Seed Bank PartnershipChilean wine palm at Kew Gardens' Temperate House
This amazing 165 year-old plant reaches to the roof of the Temperate House - 17m up.
Chilean wine palm in Kew's Temperate HouseClose up of a raspy cricket pollinating an orchid on the island of Reunion - Kew
Close up of the raspy cricket is pollinating an Angraecum cadetii orchid.
Close up of the raspy cricket pollinating an orchidCNN at Kew - Bringing buildings to life
Architects have long looked to nature for inspiration, but the possibilities for buildings with life-like characteristics are just being explored.
CNN at Kew - Bringing buildings to lifeDirector’s Garden – replanting at Kew Gardens
The Director's Garden was re-opened in July 2009 by Princess Alexandra. The event was attended by Kew Directors from past years, who share with us their personal favourite plants.
Director's Garden - replanting at Kew GardensDiscover why Kew Gardens' haha is no joke
Kew's haha protects its grounds while still keeping its lovely views across the river.
Discover why Kew Gardens' haha is no jokeEaster Island's toromiro tree at Kew Gardens
Sadly now extinct in the wild, Kew has a programme to return the Easter Islanders' national tree to its native habitat
Easter Island's toromiro tree at Kew GardensExpedition to Mozambique
Various trips were made to the Mount Namuli area from 2005 to 2007, where a number of plant, butterfly and reptile species never before recorded were collected.
Expedition to MozambiqueExpedition to Namibia
A challenging journey across the Namibian desert found Kew's team hard at work to safeguard as many species as possible for future generations.
Expedition to NamibiaFirst known instance of a raspy cricket as an orchid pollinator captured on film by Kew scientist
Motion sensitive night cameras were used to capture a raspy cricket pollinating an Angraecum cadetii orchid.
First known instance of a raspy cricket as an orchid pollinator.Flesh-eating plants at Kew Gardens
Flesh-eating plants capable of snacking on mammals and birds... the terrifying world of carnivorous plants at Kew.
Flesh-eating plants at Kew GardensGiant waterlilies at Kew Gardens in the Waterlily House
Measuring over a metre across, these giant waterlilies (Victoria cruziana) are grown every year from a seed the size of a pea.
Giant waterlilies in the Waterlily House at Kew GardensHidden Treasures of Economic Botany - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Dr Mark Nesbitt introduces some of the amazing treasures in Kew's Economic Botany collection.
The hidden treasures of economic botanyHistory of the Herbarium at Kew
Kew Curator Nigel Taylor explores the history of the iconic Herbarium.
History of the Herbarium at KewHistory of the Pagoda
Kew Curator Nigel Taylor explores the history of the iconic Pagoda.
History of the Pagoda at Kew GardensHistory of the Palm House
Kew's Curator, Nigel Taylor, explores the history of the iconic Palm House – one of the most important surviving Victorian iron and glass structures in the world.
History of the Palm House at Kew GardensHow does the cacao tree grow?
Join Joseph from the Great Plant Hunt as he finds out how the cacao tree grows with a little help from animals and insects.
How does the cacao tree grow?Introducing The Plant List
Kew and The Missouri Botanical Garden announce the completion of The Plant List.
Introducing The Plant ListKew’s expedition to Vietnam
Join Rogier de Kok and his team on their extensive travels through Vietnam.
Kew’s expedition to VietnamKew Gardens' Kirstin Broome is on the Plinth for the Millennium Seed Bank
Kew's Kirstin Broome used her moment of fame in Trafalgar Square to raise awareness of the Millennium Seed Bank's work.
Kirstin Broome on the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square.Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Project - Conserve our biodiversity
By getting involved in the Adopt a Seed, Save a Species campaign you can play an important part in safeguarding the world's plants.
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Project - Conserve our BiodiversityKew the Music at Kew Gardens featuring Jools Holland
Summer Swing 2009 attracted capacity crowds at Kew with five nights of sensational concerts including Jools Holland and guests.
Jools Holland and Kew's outdoor concertsKew Views: Plants & Climate Change
Meet some of Kew's plant experts and learn more about the impact of climate change on the health of the world's plant life.
Kew Views - Plants & Climate ChangeKew views: Why does plant diversity matter?
Watch Kew’s new video to find out more about why plant diversity matters, and how our conservation work around the world is helping to safeguard plants at risk.
Kew views: Why does plant diversity matter?Marianne North Gallery re-hang
The Marianne North Gallery is the only UK gallery in which all the works on display were produced by one female artist.
Marianne North Gallery rehangMarianne North Gallery reopens at Kew Gardens
The Marianne North Gallery is the only UK gallery in which all the works on display were produced by one female artist.
Marianne North Gallery reopens at Kew GardensMarianne North – Recollections of a Happy Life
Marianne North was a remarkable Victorian artist who travelled the globe discovering plants and recording the world’s flora with her paintbrush.
Marianne North – Recollections of a Happy LifeMeet the world's oldest pot plant in the Palm House at Kew Gardens
The huge Jurassic cycad, Encephalartos altensteinii, was one of the first living collections to arrive at Kew Gardens.
Meet the world's oldest pot plantMicro propagation at Kew Gardens
Look at micropropagation and discover its important role in conservation.
Micropropagation at KewMillennium Seed Bank hits 10% target
On 15 October 2009 Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership, based at Wakehurst Place, celebrated hitting its target of banking the seeds of 10% of the world's plant species.
Millennium Seed Bank hits 10% targetOwl butterfly emerging at Kew
Discover some amazing facts about the colourful butterflies and moths that emerged during our summer festival.
Owl butterfly emerging at KewPlants back from the brink
Kew's Director, Professor Stephen Hopper, explains how we're all affected by plants becoming endangered.
Plants back from the brinkPlants in conservation: the man orchid
Professor Mike Fay, head of the Genetics section at the Jodrell Laboratory at Kew, shares one of his main interest areas – the application of genetic data to questions relating to conservation.
Plants in ConservationPlants in Crime: the mysterious torso in the Thames case
When the torso of a small boy was found in the Thames, one of the most gruesome crimes in recent British history appeared to offer few clues. Join Dr Hazel Wilkinson, from Kew’s Jodrell Laboratory, as she guides you through the steps of her investigation.
Plants in Crime: the mysterious torso in the Thames casePoet Oneko from Kenya and guitarist Michel - 'Global Warning'
Kenyan poet Oneko and guitarist Michel were recorded in Nairobi as part of a project exploring the links between culture and botany. Listen to their song, 'Global Warning'
'Global Warning'Science in action at the Jodrell Laboratory in Kew Gardens
Science in action at Kew's Jodrell Laboratory
Science in actionSeeds for Life - In harmony with nature
The Seeds for Life project involves seed collecting and working with local communities in Kenya to leave a lasting legacy in the country.
In harmony with natureSouth Africa Landscape - the plants arrive
Kew's South Africa Landscape at the British Museum highlights the rich diversity of plant life from South Africa's Cape region, an internationally renowned biodiversity hotspot.
South Africa Landscape at the British MuseumThe relevance of biodiversity
Speakers from Kew Gardens and PriceWaterhouseCoopers talk about the relevance of biodiversity in today's world.
The relevance of biodiversityThe vistas at Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens has some of the finest vistas in the world, populated by majestic trees and culminating in wonderful views of the Pagoda and across teh Thames to Syon Park.
Kew's famous vistasTimelapse opening of giant waterlily opening at Kew Gardens
The double flowering of the giant waterlily is a ploy to ensure pollinating beetles do not self-pollinate the waterlily.
Timelapse opening of giant waterlily at Kew GardensTitan arum flowering
Enjoy the sight of the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) flowering at Kew Gardens in the Princess of Wales Conservatory in 2009.
Titan arum floweringTreehouse Towers build time-lapse at Kew Gardens
Treehouse Towers allows kids to climb up ladders, clamber across rope bridges and slide down from towers. Watch it being built...
Treehouse Towers build time-lapse at Kew GardensTree surgery with the Arboricultural unit at Kew Gardens
Follow Kew's experts as they look after the health of Kew's trees.
Tree surgery with the Arboricultural Unit at Kew GardensThe life cycle of an atlas moth
Steve Ketley, in charge of moth and caterpillar care at Kew, explains how he rears atlas moths from tiny eggs through to adults. Find out how they change from caterpillar to moth, how Kew protects them and how you can rear them at home.
The life cycle of an atlas mothUsing plants for your health at Kew
What are the plants that in the future might provide us with our food and medicines?
Using plants for your health at KewVenus fly traps - tips and tricks from Kew Gardens
These popular carnivorous plants are not difficult to grow but there is a secret to success. Find out how to keep them in great condition.
Venus fly trap tricks and tipsWaterlily House at Kew Gardens
This highly specialised and much-loved building was once an engineering marvel of its time - the world's largest single span glasshouse.
Waterlily HouseWhat future for biodiversity?
What is the future of biodiversity? Experts from Kew and elsewhere give their prognosis for mankind's most valuable asset.
What future for biodiversity?What would you save? - Millennium Seed Bank Project
Why don't you tell us what you would save and better yet, do a video response to this video showing us on your hands what you would save.
What would you save?Xstrata Treetop Walkway at Kew Gardens with Tony Kirkham
Kew's Tony Kirkham, star of the BBC series 'A Year at Kew', takes us up into the tree canopy as we join him on Kew's amazing treetop walkway.
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