Join Iain Parkinson, Wakehurst’s Head of Landscape & Horticulture as he reflects on the beauty and importance of meadows.

Discover the world of science behind our botanical collections, with over 50,000 living plants to be found across our UNESCO World Heritage site.

Kew Science Our purpose is to help stop biodiversity loss and develop nature-based solutions to some of humanity’s biggest global challenges.

Scientists at RBG Kew and Queen Mary University of London have found evidence that young ash tree populations are evolving ...

Technology like LiDAR isn’t just used for scientific research though: it’s also the magic behind some incredible art. Of the ...

The giant waterlily (Victoria 'Longwood Hybrid') we grew in our Princess of Wales Conservatory in 1995 got a Guinness World Record when its leaves reached a then record-breaking dimension of 2.5m in ...

1) Ghost palm of Borneo published after 90 years – Plectocomiopsis hantu It can take several years to describe a new species, and this first example is no exception. Although known to the local ...

Read & watch Go behind the scenes to get the latest in our cutting-edge science and uncover the fascinating world of plants and fungi.

Orchid seeds are spread by the wind, which is why they're so tiny. Varying when each seed germinates protects the population ...

We often think of insects buzzing around our flower beds or meadows, but pollen and nectar also come from trees, which only have a tiny footprint in our landscapes. Whether insect-pollinated or ...

Circus-inspired spectacles await Satisfy your wanderlust whilst marvelling at award-winning talent from the West End. Experience gravity-defying acrobatics on water, the untamed elegance of silk ...

Sir John Herschel: The inventor of cyanotypes Sir John Herschel began by experimenting with sun prints (or photograms). These were one of the earliest forms of photography and involved laying an ...