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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this new three-day course, botanical artist Lucy Smith will teach you expert watercolour techniques. For those with some prior knowledge of basic botanical watercolour techniques, we will once ...

We allow a cooling off period of 1 working day from the point that the booking is confirmed. During this period, you will be able to review your booking details and request to cancel or alter your ...

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.

Our ancient Ginkgo biloba is one of the oldest and most extraordinary trees in our Gardens. Commonly known as the maidenhair tree, it was planted here at Kew centuries ago in 1762, only three years ...

Kew scientists named 190 new plants and fungi described together with partners in 2025 List includes a ‘zombie’ fungus from Brazil, a ‘bloodstained’ orchid from Ecuador, a strange snowdrop from the ...

Feel like your living room could do with some plant love? Terraria are enclosed glass containers with a beautiful display of slow-growing plants. They are a great way to get a dose of nature indoors.

Among the lush green leaves and steamy heat of our tropical Palm House lives one remarkable, record-breaking plant – the Eastern Cape giant cycad (Encephalartos altensteinii). Weighing more than a ...