Stop by the Children's & Community Garden on your next visit to Wakehurst, to discover the brand new Mud Kitchen, as well as ...

The Byzantine empire, also known as the Eastern Roman empire or Byzantium, spread across from modern day Italy and Bulgaria to Israel and Egypt, from late antiquity to the middle ages. This project ...

On the High Weald of West Sussex, Wakehurst is accessible by car or bus, and is a short drive from Haywards Heath station.

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 ...

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 ...

Plants and fungi are vital to the future of food, clean air and medicine. We're fighting against biodiversity loss to save life on Earth.

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 ...

Only 30 mins from Central London. Our four gates can be accessed by rail, bus or river. Parking is limited.

The Directors' Correspondence Team reveals the artistic talents of an amateur orchid enthusiast in Burma at the end of the 19th century. The Directors' Correspondence team really enjoyed the recent ...

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 ...

A much-needed burst of vibrant colour at the beginning of spring, magnolias are a favourite in gardens across the world.

Revolving around a humble seed, we cover nearly everything from seed morphology and digestive problems to the beautiful smell of racing car engines and James Bond-style murder. Known as 'castor beans' ...