With well over two centuries of history, Kew Gardens has some truly incredible stories to tell. Discover just a few of the most surprising historical facts from the gardens. 1. Why is it Kew Gardens ...

Other common names: نيلم جوزي (Arabic), পদুম (Assamese), कमल (Bhojpuri), ပဒုမ္မာကြာ (Burmese), 荷花, 莲, 菡萏 (Chinese ...

Other common names: Posidònia (Catalan), 海神草 (Chinese), posidonie mořská (Czech), neptunusgras (Dutch), seagrass (English), posidonie de méditerranée ...

Nicholas Culpeper, the renowned herbalist, was a man known for his vices as much as for his virtues. He had many enemies, smoked plenty of tobacco, drank, and was known to have kept a loose hand on ...

Grown as crops for hundreds of years by indigenous tribes in North America, the common evening primrose is now widely known as a source of oil. The mature seeds are processed to produce evening ...

Explore some of the sculptures of Henry Moore on this guided walking tour. Join this 60 minute guided walking tour to explore a selection of Henry Moore sculptures in the Monumental Nature exhibition ...

Meet Emma Amy Rea and Violet Astley-Cooper, the women behind over 2,800 incredible watercolour paintings in Kew’s Illustrations collection. Beyond its botanical treasures, Kew Gardens Library and ...

The 2026 State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report highlights that technology can be an ally to nature in the fight ...

Kew's scientists and international partners share their 10 favourite species named as new to science in the past 12 months. It's been another busy year here at Kew, with our scientists and their ...

Marianne North travelled the world painting plants, people and places. Defying Victorian conventions, she left an extraordinary legacy behind. From mighty redwoods in California to pitcher plants in ...

Nature has been the inspiration for many forms of art and literature throughout history. In fact, it inspired the very first photographically illustrated book. Cyanotype photography is a camera-less ...

Two new ground-breaking publications from researchers across Kew Science and 50 global partners highlight Madagascar’s incredible biodiversity and the optimistic future ahead if we grasp opportunities ...