Anniversary marked by launch of new podcast Unearthed: The need for seeds with Cate Blanchett Seed bank at Wakehurst holds world’s most diverse collection of wild plant seeds with solutions to address ...

Lindfield-based florist Gemma from The Chestnut Flower Company will lead this relaxed and enjoyable workshop, guiding you ...

Standing solemnly in the gardens at Kew is the Temple of Arethusa. Originally constructed as a folly for the pleasure of Princess Augusta in 1758 by the architect William Chambers, by 1921 it (like ...

What flowers can you find in a meadow? And why are UK meadows under threat? Discover all you need to know about these crucial ecosystems in the latest episode of Dig Deeper. Join Iain Parkinson, ...

Kew's scientists and international partners share their 10 favourite species named as new to science in the past 12 months. It's been another busy year here at Kew, with our scientists and their ...

Two cutting-edge glasshouses, one permanent and one temporary, have been built as part of Kew’s ambitious project to renovate Kew’s iconic Palm House and Waterlily House. While neither is open to ...

As the biodiversity COP16 unfolds in Colombia, a hot discussion is taking place on the fair use of ‘digital sequence information’ – but what is it really? Easy access to DNA is one of the 21st century ...

The fungal kingdom is the source of some of the most important medicines ever discovered. Some of these fungal-derived medicines have proved to be so effective that they have re-defined what was ...

Discover Kew’s work in collaboration with local partners to safeguard a sustainable future for this Caribbean island's threatened forests If when you think of the Caribbean islands you picture white ...

Discover the stories behind why these four iconic plants were adopted as symbols of resilience and resistance by the LGBTQ+ community. We value plants for a number of reasons; their scientific ...

Up in the shaded, tropical cloud forests of Mexico, local smallholders are carefully cultivating coffee beans in the face of threats to their future. Now, scientists and communities are uniting to ...

RBG Kew is exploring building a new research facility at Thames Valley Science Park (TVSP) for our vast collection of preserved plant specimens. The project detailed in this blog has been progressing ...