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 ...

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 ...

Plant hunters frequently travelled across the world to discover new plants for science. Discover some of their adventures here with stories from Kew's Archives. The Archives team at Kew has been ...

Read about Robert Blake White's travels in Colombia, the ancient artefacts he collected and the ideas he picked up about gardening in synchronisation with the phases of the moon. Here is another ...

The initial reaction of most visitors to the Herbarium at Kew is an audible gasp. The transition from the modern foyer into the extraordinary Victorian three-storey ‘vault’ known as Wing C, with its ...

Discover more about the conservation work carried out on one of the most important, popular and fascinating collection in the Archives. Among the several million original items in Kew’s Archives is a ...

The ‘Inspiring Kew’ exhibition at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art (2016) explores how Kew has inspired artists, writers and scientists from its early days as a royal residence through to ...

To enter, entrants need to fill in the Facebook form with their name and email address. Only one entry is permitted per person. Failure to meet the eligibility requirements may result in forfeiture of ...

What's in the Gardens Get closer to nature and uncover the science behind our plants and glasshouses with this handy list of must-see features.