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Plant auction

Bamboo to London Zoo

Charcoal burning at Wakehurst Place

Tree Gang new recruit

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BBC's 'A Year at Kew'

Series 2, Episode 4

Plant Auction

Margaret Leigh, a Friend of Kew, goes to Kew ’s annual plant auction as a woman on a mission to buy as many trees and plants as possible to raise funds for the gardens.

Bamboo to London Zoo

Ray Townsend answers a call for help from London Zoo with a mammoth consignment of Bamboo to feed some of their animal with a specialised diet.

Charcoal Burning

Steve Robinson from Wakehurst Place, Kew ’s Garden in the country, makes charcoal from managed woodland.

Tree Gang New Recruit

The Tree Gang takes on a new recruit and he begins his training for a life in the trees.

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