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Featured in this episodeMemorial Oaks
Other episodesPrevious series• Series 1 • Series 2
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BBC's 'A New Year at Kew'Episode 10Making the future out of the pastOld PhotoLibrarian James Kay and historian Ray Desmond square up over the identity of two top-hatted gents in an 1848 photograph of the Palm House under construction. Killer CoconutA coconut palm is threatening to break through the roof of the Palm House. Wes Shaw must cut it down, but first enlists Bill Baker to preserve the palm bud for future study. Memorial OaksFour new oaks are planted along the nineteenth century Pagoda Vista, replacing those blown down in the 1987 hurricane. Members of the public have contributed to the cost, as memorials. Hedge LayingSteve Robinson uses coppiced hazel to turn old hawthorn field dividers into beautiful hedges where wildlife can flourish.
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