Kew's scientists and international partners share their favourite species named as new to science in another big year for nature. In the past 12 months, our taxonomists and our collaborators around ...

With the two episodes available today, Kew's new Unearthed: The need for seeds podcast celebrates 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) at Wakehurst, the most significant wild seed bank in the ...

To celebrate the Mansion reopening its doors, here are ten things you might not know about our Grade I listed Elizabethan mansion. Welcome back to the Mansion, now reopened for visitors. In Summer ...

An unforgettable yoga experience with live acoustic music at Kew Gardens Set within the iconic Temperate House, our sunrise and sunset yoga sessions offer a rare opportunity to practise wellbeing and ...

Known in Mexico as ‘the flower of the dead’, the Mexican marigold plays a key role in the annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. The blooms are used to decorate altars to the dead, ...

Explore the history of Kew through its buildings and sculptures. Discover Kew’s Georgian roots in the follies and royal buildings, explore the changing styles of glasshouse architecture from the ...

Other common names: Skoonma-se-tong (Afrikaans), sansevièria (Catalan), 金邊虎尾蘭 (Chinese), tenura trojžilná (Czech), bajonetplante (Danish), Sansevieria ...

Joseph Hooker's first major botanical expedition was on HMS Erebus as part of Captain James Clark Ross' Antarctica expedition (1839-1843). During his life time, Joseph Hooker travelled extensively.

RBG Kew currently employs over 1,400 staff across our teams, including RBG Kew Enterprises, our commercial subsidiary. Our experts include around 530 scientists, 65 based in Madagascar, and nearly 200 ...

The world’s most celebrated contemporary glass artist will bring his work to the stunning backdrop of Kew Gardens, in a major exhibition of his work. 13 April – 27 October 2019 Body of work curated ...

Rising from the ashes after fires, the fire lily creates vibrant red and pink displays across the Cape Fold Mountains of South Africa. Fire lilies form part of the fynbos, a biodiverse belt of ...

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 ...