Returning for a third year, Halloween at Kew creeps back into the enchanting Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for 2026. As dusk falls, the Gardens transform into a thrilling, illuminated trail packed with ...

Hey Duggee is open as usual this weekend, 24 to 25 October 2026, but we may need to close some installations in heavy weather. Inspired by the global hit animated CBeebies TV series, join Hey Duggee’s ...

Theatre on Kew is delighted to once again partner with the Australian Shakespeare Company, who present exciting, accessible, contemporary productions of Shakespeare, children classics, musicals, and ...

Led by award-winning gardener and author, Christine Lavelle, this course will help you look at your garden to get the most out of your space. Topics covered will include landscape, plants, colour and ...

Gerhard Prenner, researcher in plant morphology and anatomy, presents his recent ontogenetic study on one of the passion flowers, Passiflora lobata. He reveals insights about its peculiar flowers and ...

Beyond its botanical treasures, Kew Gardens’ Library and Archives is home to one of the world’s largest collections of mycological literature, art and archive material. Our latest exhibition digs into ...

You probably know about 17th-century Dutch tulipmania, but what about orchidelirium in Victorian Britain? Thousands of dried orchids in Kew's herbarium tell the story of a 19th-century obsession.

Why our native grassland seeds - stored, studied and supplied by our Millennium Seed Bank - are able to support restoration in a warming UK. As the UK races to restore its landscapes, one decision can ...

Anniversary marked by launch of new podcast Unearthed: The need for seeds with Cate Blanchett Seed bank at Wakehurst holds world’s most diverse collection of wild plant seeds with solutions to address ...

Ash dieback is a disease caused by a fungus called Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, an invasive species which has spread across Europe in the past 30 years. The fungus grows into the trees’ vascular systems ...

As the biodiversity COP16 unfolds in Colombia, a hot discussion is taking place on the fair use of ‘digital sequence information’ – but what is it really? Easy access to DNA is one of the 21st century ...

Back in 1994, field officer David Noble was exploring the Blue Mountains of eastern Australia when he came across a small group of trees of a species that had never been seen before – later named the ...