The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. In the last 70 years, we’ve lost more than 97% of our species-rich meadows and grasslands. Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank is saving wild ...

Plant hunters frequently travelled across the world to discover new plants for science. Discover some of their adventures here with stories from Kew's Archives. The Archives team at Kew has been ...

Other common names: Гигантска секвоя (Bulgarian), 巨杉 (Chinese, traditional), sekvojovec obrovský (Czech), mammutbaum (Dutch), mammoetboom (Dutch ...

Discover more about the conservation work carried out on one of the most important, popular and fascinating collection in the Archives. Among the several million original items in Kew’s Archives is a ...

Plants and fungi are vital to the future of food, clean air and medicine. We're fighting against biodiversity loss to save life on Earth.

Other common names: 甜橙 (Chinese, traditional), mandarin (English), marmalade orange (English), orange (English), Seville orange (English), tangerine (English ...

A letter in the Directors' Correspondence archive describes how the deadly prediction of an old Chinese proverb about bamboo flowering came true. "When the bamboo flowers, famine, death and ...

Join one of our expert guides on a autumn walking tour and experience the wonder of Kew as it bursts into colour. Step in to autumn and take a closer look at the abundance of seeds, fruits and leaves.

A community growing project is about people. To find volunteers, community centres and local volunteer hubs are excellent ...

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Our Gardens date back to the early 18th century, as a royal palace to today's globally renowned scientific institution for plant and fungal research.