Talks & courses at Kew Gardens

Jodrell Laboratory Extension

KMIS Lectures at Kew

Mondays from September to April, 6pm

KMIS lectures run on Monday evenings from September - March each year, and are open to the general public. They cover a wide range of topics of horticultural and botanical interest.


Botanical Illustration

Kew Certificate in Botanical Illustration

Mon 26 December 2011 - Fri 02 March 2012

A new annual programme of study for botanical illustrators, leading to the Certificate in Botanical Illustration.


Horticulturist pruning orchids at Kew Gardens

Course - Orchids for beginners

Thu 16 February 2012, 10.30am - 3.30pm

This one day course aims to give you the knowledge and confidence to be able to grow orchids successfully in your own home.


Daffodil wood at Kew Gardens

Talk - The universe in the landscape

Wed 29 February 2012

In a talk on his landscape work and recently published book, Charles Jencks explores several metaphors that underlie both growing nature and the laws of nature, comparisons and parallels that root us personally in the cosmos, as firmly as a plant.


Emma le Cornu conserving a painting from the Kew collection

Talk - Meet the conservator

Wed 29 February 2012, 2pm

Every month join a member from Kew’s Library, Art and Archives conservation team as they demonstrate and discuss their work conserving Kew’s historic collections.


DMT_microscope_botany

Course: Introduction to Botany - FULLY BOOKED

Wed 14 March 2012

This one day course is designed as a general introduction to the world of flowering plants and is suitable for non-scientists and those that would like to have a deeper understanding of the plants around them.


DMT_microscope_botany

Course: Introduction to Botany - FULLY BOOKED

Thu 15 March 2012

This one day course is designed as a general introduction to the world of flowering plants and is suitable for non-scientists and those that would like to have a deeper understanding of the plants around them.


Google Earth

Talk - Cosmic oasis

Thu 29 March 2012, 7pm

Our tiny blue planet is the only place we know where life can exist - a precious oasis in the vast desert of space. Throughout Earth's history everything from exploding stars to impacts with giant asteroids have all left their mark on our planet - with profound consequences for its living inhabitants.