Orchid seeds are spread by the wind, which is why they're so tiny. Varying when each seed germinates protects the population ...

Join Kew botanical horticulturist Vicki Thompson to discover where snowdrops originally come from, exactly who distributes ...

Technology like LiDAR isn’t just used for scientific research though: it’s also the magic behind some incredible art. Of the Oak uses LiDAR scans, along with data from photogrammetry and CT scans of ...

Citizen Science. We would like to find out what our pollinators are foraging on at Wakehurst. We can’t do this alone - we need your help! Take a walk around the gardens, counting the insects that are ...

Whilst we were closed, we lost vital income that supported our world-class horticultural and conservation work. We need your help more than ever to protect the future of Kew. If you can't get to the ...

Get your head around its achievements with our handy list of 25 facts to celebrate 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) ...

3) The 'black souled' Aphelandra from Colombia – Aphelandra almanegra Named after its distinct black heartwood, this new species of deciduous shrub is in the same genus as the widely cultivated zebra ...

Sir John Herschel: The inventor of cyanotypes. Sir John Herschel began by experimenting with sun prints (or photograms). These were one of the earliest forms of photography and involved laying an ...

‘We are connected in every single way. We are nature.’ – Fearne Cotton, British broadcaster, writer and founder of Happy Place. Tune in to nature and the natural world with these simple steps on your ...

Violets. Possibly one of the oldest queer symbols, violets have been linked to lesbian love for over two and a half thousand years – as long as the very origins of the word. The poet Sappho lived on ...

Since Kew Gardens was first established nearly two hundred years ago, trees have been a key part of the landscape. Around 11,000 of them call the Gardens home, ranging from young saplings to Kew’s Old ...