RBG Kew has had a partnership with the Agricultural Research Institute of Mozambique (Instituto de Investigação Agrária de ...

During 2023 and 2024, an international conservation team made up of Kew scientists and horticulturists, alongside experts ...

Glow Wild doesn’t just celebrate the diversity of animals and seeds on land: it also shines a light on the incredible variety ...

As mentioned, CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is celebrating its 50 th year which means that for the past five decades, it has worked to ...

Despite the pleasure we receive from the delicate aroma of a rose or the herby scent of rosemary, humans are not the primary reason why plants smell. For plants, smell is a vital form of communication ...

If you’ve seen Netflix’s blockbuster period drama Bridgerton and its spinoff Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, you may be wondering how much of its sweeping romance is based on reality. Kew Palace, ...

Many see them as dried, perhaps useless plant specimens of little purpose - but did you know that our specimens are actively being used to combat climate change? Nestled within the vaults of botanical ...

Kew’s Digitisation Project is prompting fresh study of Charles Darwin’s plant collections from his famous trip aboard HMS Beagle. Nearly two centuries after the 22-year-old Charles Darwin set off on ...

Find opening and closing times for the Gardens, attractions, cafés, restaurants, shops and car park. Opening and closing times are seasonal and vary throughout the year. We may occasionally need to ...

Plants and fungi have been used by humans from earliest times. From food, to clothing, weapons and materials, our collection has over 100,000 objects representing how life depends on plants all around ...

This unique collection of botanical art celebrates the beauty of nature in exquisite scientific detail – from an age before photography until the present day. The gallery captures the endless variety ...

Sir Joseph Hooker brought back many new specimens of rhododendron from his travels to the Himalaya in the mid-19th century. Struck by the spectacular beauty of these colourful flowers, he exclaimed: ...