Meet orchid scientist Oscar Perez-Escobar who has travelled all over the world to help protect rare orchids. And Bala Kompalli, Kew’s expert orchid horticulturalist who knows the best tips and tricks ...

Take a walk through a forest, a field or a park during the autumn and you’ll almost definitely spot them. Clusters of toadstools popping up out of the ground, growing in rings on the grass or even out ...

The banana is one of the world’s favourite fruits. Thousands of years of domestication of the banana’s wild ancestor has led to the delicious, edible fruit that is consumed by millions worldwide today ...

Enjoy an enchanting evening concert in the stunning setting of the Nash Conservatory, Kew’s oldest glasshouse. Surrounded by candlelight, The London Session Quartet will perform a beautiful selection ...

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 ...

Joanne Yeomans explores how Kew has inspired people including royalty throughout its history and introduces a new exhibition at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art which celebrates this. The ...

To visit Orchids, you’ll need both a ticket to Kew and an Orchids time slot, which you can book online at the same time.

A sensory garden is all about stimulating and engaging the five basic senses of sight, smell, sound, touch and taste. This type of garden not only allows you to connect to nature, but encourages you ...

Other common names: Կենի հատապտղային (Armenian), 歐洲紫杉 (Chinese, traditional), tis červený (Czech), taks (Danish), taxus (Dutch), English yew ...

You might be stuck indoors but you can still grow vegetables and herbs. Bring some nature inside and switch up your meals with fresh ingredients. From baby beetroot to edible flowers, there are a ...

Despite the pleasure we receive from the delicate aroma of a rose or the herby scent of rosemary, humans are not the primary reason why plants smell. For plants, smell is a vital form of communication ...