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In our latest documentary, ‘ Thinking in Tree Time ’, follow Kevin Martin, Head of Tree Collections at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and his research partner Henrik Sjöman, as they travel around ...
Sensory tours Designed for visitors with sight loss and their carers. This sensory experience gives you the chance to explore the Gardens through touch, smell, and description.
What's in a collection? The Herbarium at Kew William Milliken, Head of Kew's Tropical America team, examines the importance of Kew's collection of over seven million herbarium specimens, and how this ...
Eating and drinking We have a wide variety of cafés and restaurants at Kew Gardens. Look out for seasonal specialties and food foraged from our Gardens. All our cafés and restaurants source seasonal ...
Join Iain Parkinson, Wakehurst’s Head of Landscape & Horticulture as he reflects on the beauty and importance of meadows.
Conserving Darwin's Letters Discover more about the conservation work carried out on one of the most important, popular and fascinating collection in the Archives.
The ‘Inspiring Kew’ exhibition at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art (2016) explores how Kew has inspired artists, writers and scientists from its early days as a royal residence through to ...
Ash dieback is a disease caused by a fungus called Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, an invasive species which has spread across Europe in the past 30 years. The fungus grows into the trees’ vascular systems ...
Learn how we are using machine learning to tell us if our orchid seeds in the MSB are still alive, and how this will benefit us in the future.
The technology transforming Kew’s research Learn how Kew researchers are using cutting edge technology to weigh trees, wake up seeds and collect plants from remote locales.
Following a hugely popular debut in 2024, Halloween at Kew is back for a second year, promising more eerie enchantment than ever before. From Friday 17 October – Sunday 2 November, Kew Gardens in ...
Now open at Kew Gardens, Of the Oak, a new interactive video installation inspired by one of Kew’s most magnificent trees. Fusing of-the-moment scientific research alongside Marshmallow Laser Feast’s ...