Travel through the coastal deserts of Peru’s Atacama and Sechura and, as well as some of the most exquisite landscapes, you ...

3.7 million specimens were digitised through our dedicated digitisation project, with an impressive 100,000 specimens imaged ...

As summer unfolds at Wakehurst, we eagerly await the emergence of new landscapes and experiences. Escape the rising ...

Kew Gardens yesterday welcomed over 40 athletes to its iconic Temperate House for the official announcement of the Team GB rowing squad destined for the Paris Olympics this summer. With just 50 days ...

Susan Raikes joins Wakehurst from the Science Museum Group to help advance scientific understanding of plants and landscapes Lorraine Lecourtois to step down after assuming interim directorship ...

The Nash Sessions are a unique opportunity to enjoy sensational music – from jazz to classical – by candlelight in the stunning surroundings of Kew’s oldest glasshouse. The London Session Quartet is ...

In partnership with the Royal Holloway Centre for the Geohumanities and the British Academy, Kew is proud to host the seventh lecture in the Denis Cosgrove Lecture series: ‘Planting Resistance: ...

James Wearn, leading a project called ‘Kew Gardens at War’, describes how one poppy helped to keep pain away during wartime while another poppy lets us remember and reflect on the pain and sorrow of ...

Join us to discover the secrets of the traditional art of willow weaving and create your own willow structure. Choose one of our workshops to weave either a beautiful willow hare, plant support, plant ...

Like other gourds, the snake gourd is a member of the pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae) and has seeds similar to its cousin the water melon (Citrullus lanatus), although slightly more eccentric, sporting ...