IncrEdibles, a voyage through surprising edible plants, launching 25 May

IncrEdibles at Kew Gardens opens 25 May 2013

IncrEdibles at Kew Gardens - take a voyage through surprising edible plants this summer

Experience the weird and wonderful world of incredible edible plants at Kew Gardens’ summer festival, 2013. Kids 16 and under get in FREE!

Imaginative, informative and fun, IncrEdibles activities are set against the beautiful backdrop of Kew, where boating, barbecues and botany come together. Highlights include...

 

Poster of Tutti Frutti by Bompas & Parr

Tutti Frutti boating experience with Bompas & Parr

Saturday 25 May until 1 September

Bompas & Parr transform the historic Palm House Pond into a fruit salad boating lake! Hop aboard our fruity boats and row your way around the pond and through the mysterious grotto hidden beneath the Pineapple Island.

    Book your 30 minute time slot in advance to avoid disappointment.

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Illustration of Rose Garden Tea Party

Rose Garden Tea Party

Saturday 25 May until 3 November

    Come to Kew’s tea party! See a huge variety of different edible plants, growing out of beautiful plates, goblets, dishes, jugs and platters. Tease your brain with the interactive riddles, and see if you can guess which ingredients go into your favourite treats...

Photo of Brassica oleracea

Global Kitchen Garden

Saturday 25 May until 3 November

Explore the stunning kitchen garden which features over 90 edible plants from every corner of the globe. Discover where some of our best loved food plants have travelled from and meet some of our more obscure incredible edibles!

 

Kew vegetable plots

Growing vegetables, communities and sustainability

Sat 01 June 2013, 10.30am-5.30pm 

To coincide with the IncrEdibles festival, the Kew Mutual Improvement Society is putting on a day of lectures about growing vegetables, and the benefits for the environment and the community. 

To book a place, please download a booking form, complete it and email it to N Starkey.

 

Visit information

* Dates: Saturday May 25 to Sunday November 3 (NB: the Tutti Frutti Boating Experience ends September 1)

* Location: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Rd, Richmond, London, Surrey TW9 3AB (how to find us)

* Times: The Gardens open daily at 9.30am. See our detailed opening hours

* Price: Adults £16.00, Concessions £14.00, FREE entry for children aged 16 and under. See detailed ticket prices

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Family fun

Explore and play your way around incrEdible edibles.

Illustration of the Bouncy Carrot Patch

A boat trip on the lake, creative family workshops, a bouncy carrot patch... Lots of fun for you and your children at Kew's IncrEdibles festival this summer.

 

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Events for foodies

Vegetable growing for novices.

Photo of lettuces growing in the student vegetable plots

Wed 29 May 2013, 10.30am - 4.30pm

Join Christine Lavelle, lecturer in horticulture and ecology, on a course designed for novice gardeners who want to improve their vegetable growing skills.

 

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