Towering 18 metres above the ground, the Treetop Walkway is a chance to get closer to Kew’s trees. From its heights you can observe the complex ecosystem of the trees' uppermost branches, a world ...

This sample of monkey orchid seeds was found to be 86% viable, which is a good result. Collectors were careful not to sample ...

Join Alex, Rosie and Issy, Kew’s Curator Mycologists, as they explore the Fungarium, possibly the biggest collection of fungi specimens in the world. Meet weird and wonderful specimens, like the ...

Join us for a sensory guided walking tour, led by one of Kew’s specially-trained tour guides. Each tour is different to take in seasonal highlights across the Gardens. These tours are free, and free ...

As the biodiversity COP16 unfolds in Colombia, a hot discussion is taking place on the fair use of ‘digital sequence information’ – but what is it really? Easy access to DNA is one of the 21st century ...

Open to the public in our Reading Room, this display explores the Great Storm of 1987 at Kew and Wakehurst. In the early hours of October 16, 1987, southern England was struck by a storm of ...

Acclaimed ceramic artist Felicity Aylieff brings a major solo exhibition of monumental ceramics to Kew’s Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art this autumn. Aylieff is renowned for her longstanding ...

Ten young people aged 16-19 from across Britain are on a once in a lifetime expedition to the Galapagos. It is part of an initiative led by two Champions of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Dwayne ...

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 ...

Discover our science collections that have been growing for over 170 years and the other collections we hold. Or search our resources and research facilities to find support for your research. Find ...

A letter in the Directors' Correspondence archive describes how the deadly prediction of an old Chinese proverb about bamboo flowering came true. "When the bamboo flowers, famine, death and ...

Letter and plans from Kew's Directors' Correspondence archive give a glimpse into the humble beginnings of one of botany's most revered institutions - Missouri Botanical Garden - and its founder Henry ...