My project explores the social and cultural importance of hedgerows, and how knowledge of the plants within them can shape ...

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 ...

Do you enjoy a nice gin and tonic or know someone who does? While most people think of gin as the cocktail’s key component, we think it's time for tonic to come to the forefront. Behind the diminutive ...

More than twice the size of the Palm House, the Temperate House covers 4,880 square metres, has a staggering 15,000 panes of glass and is 19 metres high at its tallest point. The Grade I listed ...

We are happy to announce we are using the government summer savings scheme to reduce the cost of our tickets for families. From 25 June until 1 September 2026, save on children tickets and children’s ...

Other common names: بلميط منشاري (Arabic), 锯棕梠 (Chinese simplified), 鋸棕櫚 (Chinese traditional), serenoa plazivá (Czech), sahapalmu (Finnish ...

The centre block of the Temperate House will be closed on 29 and 30 June 2026. The rest of the glasshouse will remain open. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Travel the world in this truly ...

Beatrix Potter was a remarkable woman. Widely recognised as an excellent writer and illustrator of some of the most beloved children’s books, such as The Tales of Peter Rabbit, many of us may not ...

Other common names: Wollemie vznešená (Czech), wolemie vznešená (Czech), wollemia (Danish), wollemia (English), Australianwollemia (Finnish), arbre de wollemi ...

While the fruit of the shea tree might be more well known in the West as a cosmetic ingredient, in African countries, it is a crucial food and medicinal crop. Shea butter is made boiling, drying, and ...

Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, is a popular Japanese wellbeing practice of relaxing under the canopy of trees. Escape the hustle and bustle of London and join our expert guides from the Forest ...

Until 2022, the giant waterlily (Victoria amazonica) was the undisputed largest waterlily in the world. But through the combined work of experts across the globe, new to science species Victoria ...