Explore a woodland trail of lights and lantern installations at Glow Wild 2024. As darkness falls at Wakehurst, the garden is transformed into an illuminated wonderland, inspired by the hidden world ...

Join the club’s sensational house band Ronnie Scott’s All Stars as they take you on a journey through the last 60 years of jazz music, as well as some festive favourites. Hear incredible music from ...

To safeguard biodiversity, it’s essential to plant native species that are not only suited to current conditions but also ...

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

James Wearn, leading a project called ‘Kew Gardens at War’, describes how one poppy helped to keep pain away during wartime while another poppy lets us remember and reflect on the pain and sorrow of ...

Gerhard Prenner, researcher in plant morphology and anatomy, presents his recent studies on Abrus precatorius, a "deadly beauty" with fascinating flowers and inflorescences. The genus Abrus consists ...

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 ...

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 ...

William Milliken, Head of Kew's Tropical America team, examines the importance of Kew's collection of over seven million herbarium specimens, and how this resource is being used to tackle the global ...

Jaume Pellicer and colleagues from Kew's Jodrell Laboratory describe the immense variation in the amount of DNA in flowering plants and why, when it comes to genomes, size really does matter. The ...

I have recently completed conservation of a large collection of botanical watercolours that were on a variety of supports including paper, vellum and a very fragile Chinese paper. The Ann Lee ...

The Nash Sessions are a unique opportunity to enjoy sensational music – from jazz to classical – by candlelight in the stunning surroundings of Kew’s oldest glasshouse. Enjoy an upbeat evening of ...