BBC's 'A New Year at Kew'
Episode 5
Making Links Inside and Outside Kew
Wildlife Garden
Simon Cole teaches 11 year olds about conservation by helping them to create their own pond and wildlife garden.
Job Swap
Head of Human Resources, Kate Forrest, experiences life with the Tree Gang, climbing one of Kew 's tallest trees.
Pest Control
Dave Cooke and Phil Griffiths use biological control, as a method of keeping pests in the Temperate House at bay, and they're trying out a new predator ladybird.
Gardening Volunteers
Kew has a hundred dedicated volunteer gardeners, one of whom says “I'd crawl on my hands and knees to get here”. Pat Smallcombe teaches them about summer pruning.
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