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BBC's 'A Year at Kew'Episode 5World Heritage Site
Kew is hoping to become the latest World Heritage Site to stand alongside such places as the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids and the Grand Canyon. Whilst Nigel Taylor, Kew’s Head of Horticulture, heads to Paris to await the decision at UNESCO’s headquarters, back in London Kew’s director, Peter Crane, waits for the all important phonecall. It’s a nail-biting time - will Kew have done it? Summer Swing concertsEvery year Kew stages a week long series of concerts when over 4000 people flood into the garden every night. The south end of the garden in front of the majestic Temperate House is transformed into a mini-festival but there is a problem - the concert ends with a firework display and for Pete Morris, fire officer, it presents a hazard which must be dealt with. Marine displayFire officer, Pete Morris, is actually Kew’s resident marine biologist and is responsible for the the marine displays at Kew. He takes a visit to the Dorset seaside to restock his seaweed and algae collection before returning to Kew to fill up his tanks one long dark night. Giant Waterlilies - the next chapterAfter three months of waiting it’s time for Emma to fertilise her giant waterlily. She only has one night to do it in and has to wait until the flower fully opens before, with paintbrush in hand, she can self-pollinate the lily to ensure a good stock of seeds for next year. She’s in for a long wait..... Meadlands School at nightTen years ago staff from Kew’s Tree Gang began transforming this school’s playing field into wildlife area. The latest addition is an outdoor classroom and to mark it’s opening Jon Hammerton and Roger Howard are guests of honour at the school barbecue and nature walk. At dusk the Roger, Jon and the children head out into the fields in search of nocturnal wildlife... and some are more successful than others! Start of the droughtKew has been going through a long dry spell and some of the older trees in the garden have started to show signs of stress, particularly an oak tree near the conservation area which has dropped a large branch. Kew’s tree gang have been called in to deal with the problem.
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