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

On Saturday 29 June 2024 between 3.30pm and 6.15pm, the Children's Garden will be closed for a quiet session. Based in a natural setting the size of 40 tennis courts, children can explore all the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists at Kew have been studying pollen structure for many years, and trying to unravel how and why certain structures have evolved. In this blog, I will focus on how structures in pollen of ...

In late April 2014, the number of specimen records included in Kew’s online Herbarium Catalogue exceeded the 700,000 mark. Half of these records are accompanied by high resolution digital images, all ...

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 ...

Experience the best of wine, art and nature with an exclusive summer after hours walk, accompanied by our new Kew Series wine courtesy of Laithwaites. Beginning with a welcome glass of sparkling Blanc ...

The Seed Collection represents the greatest concentration of living seed and plant diversity on Earth. Situated in the Millennium Seed Bank, it’s a global resource for conservation and sustainable use ...

Our Microscope Slide Collection holds around 150,000 specimens from a diverse range of plant taxa, particularly from seed-producing plants. The slides include leaf surfaces and sections, pollen, wood, ...

A valuable resource on the history of the discovery, study, transfer and use of the world’s plants and fungi. Our Archives contain the official records of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew).

Our DNA and Tissue Bank contains approximately 60,000 samples representing nearly all families (507 families), and over half the genera (around 7,100) of flowering plants. The composition of the ...