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BBC's 'A New Year at Kew'Episode 1Landmarks and DiscoveriesAlpine HouseThe stunning new glasshouse is opened by Michael Palin after a year in construction: its unique design cools the air so that the alpine plants can flower at their best. Moving the palmDave Cooke is attempting to move a large palm that has outgrown its position in the Temperate House. Dave looks at archive photos of Charles Raffill who moved a similar specimen in 1938. ManureKew has one of the biggest compost heaps in Britain, and a highly prized ingredient is horse manure. Dave Barnes makes a collection at the Royal Artillery stables. FungusA member of the public has sent a fungus to Peter Roberts in Kew's Mycology Department. The hope is that it's a pepperpot fungus, thought to be extinct since 1880.
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