On a clear, crisp day in late winter, there are few places more heavenly to meander than the scent garden at Hever Castle in Kent. It is easy to overlook, sequestered in a shady corner just outside ...

Over the past year, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the U.K., officially named 125 plants and 65 fungi. The ...

Tropical specimens won’t last long in Britain’s climate – but getting them out of a Victorian sanctuary is the first step in ...

Almost worth building a conservatory for, the bird of paradise plant (Strelitzia) has architectural leaves and flamboyant ...

Kew Gardens have a released a list of hundreds of new plants and fungi that were named by their scientists this year - here are five of them.

Telipogon cruentilabrum is one of four new rare and spectacular Telipogon species described in 2025 by Dr Carlos Martel, Research Fellow at Kew and his Peruvian and Ecuadorian colleagues, including ...

In the dead of winter, London's parks and public gardens are conspicuously less charming. Plus, they're often sodden/freezing ...

An international collaboration between Illinois College’s biology and chemistry departments and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, ...

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and their international partners, reveal today their pick of the top 10 plants and fungi named new to science in 2025. From "camouflaged" plants to ...

Tucked away within Avery Hill Park stands one of Eltham’s most remarkable and unusual buildings - we take a look back at its history.

The plant, now known as Eugenia venteri, was identified from specimens collected from the province's lowland forests.