Get ready to laugh yourself silly under the stars as the Australian Shakespeare Company brings to Kew one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies - Twelfth Night. "...a wonderful show, built around an ...

Wakehurst's wild landscape radiates out from our stunning Grade I listed Elizabethan Mansion, entrusted to us by the National Trust, which was once home to our globally significant seed bank. Book ...

Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2026 has arrived, highlighting how digital technology is transforming the way we study and protect plants and fungi. This is the sixth State of the World’s ...

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 ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking the Wardian case was just a simple plant storage box. But this wooden and glass container completely transformed the world of botany. The Wardian case was invented by ...

From panda food to furniture, bamboo (Bambusoideae) is a resilient plant with many different uses. Bamboos are a group of woody plants in the grass family Poaceae. Although they're grasses, some ...

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 ...

Palm trees differ from other tropical trees in many ways but how many grow worldwide has long been a mystery. Palm trees (Arecaceae) are iconic tropical forest plants. However, the familiar postcard ...

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 ...

Discover Kew’s work in collaboration with local partners to safeguard a sustainable future for this Caribbean island's threatened forests If when you think of the Caribbean islands you picture white ...

They're an iconic root veg at Christmas, but how do parsnips grow and why do they taste so good in wintertime? Parsnips have been cultivated since ancient times for their large fleshy white root. They ...

Many plants we take for granted in our gardens have been on long and exciting journeys to reach our shores. The plant hunters of the Victorian era transformed British gardens. Setting out on dangerous ...