Spring at Kew Gardens - 2012

Spring at Kew Gardens

Watch over five million bulbs come into bloom at Kew Gardens this spring!

See a colourful collection of the best garden, nature and outdoor photography in the International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition. You can watch the progress of over five million bulbs on our spring bulbs map, and take a guided tour of the best bulbs and blossoms – or find out about Kew Gardens’ royal heritage on a tour marking Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Join our Chelsea Fringe celebrations, which include tours and courses with a gardening theme.

Kew's Olympic Symbol floral spectacular

This planted Olympic Symbol is in flower at Kew Gardens. It's 50 m long and easily seen from aeroplanes flying over the Gardens.

This horticultural spectacular was planted in the form of the Olympic Symbol to celebrate 100 days until the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Olympic Symbol was designed in 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. It expresses the activity of the Olympic Movement and represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.

Find out more about the spectacular and the Coubertin oak planting