Crop diversity enhances resilience to climate change, pests, and diseases, as well as being of cultural value. However, ...

Truly the highlight of the winter season, the Winter Garden at Wakehurst is a tapestry of scent, colour and sound. Take a ...

Join Charles and Dave as they explore the difference between wild and cultivated roses, dive into their symbolism back to the ...

Framed by rising sandstone peaks and cascading waterfalls, the Rock Garden mimics life in the world’s mountainous regions. Originally constructed in 1882, the Rock Garden is over an acre in size ...

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 ...

My research focuses on the ecology of mycorrhizal symbioses and how they are shaped by the environment and human activities. I am currently studying how pollution, wildfires, and their interaction ...

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 ...

Kew’s iconic Orchid festival returns in 2025 to brighten up the winter months. Taking over the Princess of Wales Conservatory from Saturday 1 February to Sunday 2 March 2025, the 29 th Orchid festival ...

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 ...

I am focussed on developing the seed conservation programmes across Kew's African partners, delivering Kew’s strategic target of securing seeds from 25% of the world’s flora by 2020. Of the c.75,000 ...

Wakehurst's wild landscape radiates out from our stunning Grade I listed Elizabethan Mansion entrusted to us by the National Trust, which was once home to our globally significant seed bank. Our ...

With ten computer-controlled climate zones, the Princess of Wales Conservatory is a glassy labyrinth leading you through a series of fascinating ecosystems. There’s a new surprise at every corner of ...