Built between 1844 and 1848, the breathtaking Palm House is still at the heart of Kew Gardens, offering a hot and humid environment for our tropical plants to thrive. But what are the little-known ...

Identifying and mapping Tropical Important Plant Areas in critical sites for plant conservation across the tropics. Plants are often highly under-represented in conservation planning schemes because ...

Awaken your senses with spectacular blooms and uplifting music, set within the serenity of London’s largest UNESCO World Heritage Site. This spring, immerse yourself in the splendour of nature at ...

Kew's scientists and international partners share their 10 favourite species named as new to science in the past 12 months. It's been another busy year here at Kew, with our scientists and their ...

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew today releases ‘Our manifesto for change 2021-2030’, a new strategy mapping out its mission and areas of focus for the next decade. The world leading plant science ...

As a Senior Arborist at Wakehurst, my job is to look after our trees. There are over 30 different tree species in the UK alone, but at Wakehurst we have species from all around the world. Trees play a ...

Among the lush green leaves and steamy heat of our tropical Palm House lives one remarkable, record-breaking plant – the Eastern Cape giant cycad (Encephalartos altensteinii). Weighing more than a ...

Nature has been the inspiration for many forms of art and literature throughout history. In fact, it inspired the very first photographically illustrated book. Cyanotype photography is a camera-less ...

Palm trees differ from other tropical trees in many ways but how many grow worldwide has long been a mystery. Palm trees (Arecaceae) are iconic tropical forest plants. However, the familiar postcard ...

RBG Kew’s fifth State of the World’s report, published today, lays out the current condition of the world’s plants and fungi globally. Based on the work of 200 international researchers and covering ...

A plant giant has been named new to science at Kew after spending 177 years hidden under the surface of our collections. A breaking botanical discovery has come to light, as the famous giant waterlily ...

Many see them as dried, perhaps useless plant specimens of little purpose - but did you know that our specimens are actively being used to combat climate change? Nestled within the vaults of botanical ...