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Our gardens are open for you to relax and enjoy the fresh air. Our shops and restaurant outdoor seating areas are open, but the rest of our buildings are closed. Book a time slot to Kew Gardens or Wakehurst before you come.

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Go behind the scenes to get the latest in our cutting-edge science and uncover the fascinating world of plants and fungi.

  • Yams laid out on road

    5 May 2021

    Saving wild yams

    Feno Rakotoarison, Mamy Tiana Rajaonah, Dr Paul Wilkin
  • Leaves and small brown berries of Myrcia racemosa

    30 April 2021

    Myriad Myrcias in many shades of green

    Ashleigh Whittaker, Catia Canteiro, Dr Eve J Lucas, George Burton, Hannah Grice, Hannah Rotton, Rami Abi Ammar, Jack Plummer
  • Carrots fresh out of the dirt

    27 April 2021

    How climate change is affecting carrots

    Hélèna Dove
  • Lettuce, Kitchen Garden

    22 April 2021

    Top 5 vegetables to plant this spring

    Ellen McHale
  • Small orange fruits of the citrus relative Vepris gossweileri

    22 April 2021

    Simply the zest

    Dr Moses K Langat, Dr Martin Cheek, Dr Nicholas Sadgrove, Dr Tom A K Prescott
  • Close-up photography of water droplets on leaf

    20 April 2021

    How to: Spring clean your houseplants

    Grace Brewer
  • Blossoms at Kew

    19 April 2021

    Quiz: Are you a spring plants pro?

    Katie Avis-Riordan
  • Tulip field with colourful flowers

    1 April 2021

    Signs of spring around the world

    Grace Brewer
  • Baobab tree Adansonia suarezensis

    31 March 2021

    Making Madagascar green again

    Kew Science News
  • Titan arum or Amorphophallus

    30 March 2021

    Quiz: Plant kingdom's cleverest tricks

    Katie Avis-Riordan
  • Strange flower of Musa balbisiana

    25 March 2021

    Assessing the extinction risk of plants at Kew and beyond

    Amy Barker
  • Three dormice sleeping.

    24 March 2021

    In Pictures: Adorable baby animals at Wakehurst

    Meryl Westlake
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