BBC's 'A New Year at Kew'
Episode 3
The latest Spring for a decade
Lake Crossing
Kew 's first ever bridge is constructed, a contemporary design of granite and bronze. It's part of outgoing Director Peter Crane's legacy after seven years at the helm.
Spring Signs
Nigel Hepper has noted down his observations of the first flowers of each season since 1946, a marvellous record of climate change in Britain . Now Sandra Bell is employed by Kew to do the same.
Chelsea Africa Garden
Scientists believe certain herbs are effective in treating HIV and are helping South Africans to grow them in their gardens. An African herbal garden is created for the Chelsea Flower Show.
1803 seeds
Hugh Pritchard at Kew 's Millennium Seed Bank solves the mystery of some 200 year old seeds found amongst documents in Britain 's National Archives.
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