With ten computer-controlled climate zones, the Princess of Wales Conservatory is a glassy labyrinth leading you through a series of fascinating ecosystems. In our zone dedicated to carnivorous plants ...

Our Microscope Slide Collection holds around 150,000 specimens from a diverse range of plant taxa, particularly from seed-producing plants. The slides include leaf surfaces and sections, pollen, wood, ...

Collect your Glow Wild way-finding lantern to illuminate your path and become a colourful part of the trail. Discover a luminous forest of sculptures blending human and plant forms, embodying hope and ...

Forest bathing is inspired by the popular Japanese wellbeing practice of relaxing under the canopy of trees - known as shinrin-yoku. Our expert guides from the Forest Bathing Institute will help you ...

Plantasia, Kew’s summer festival celebrating the positive effects of plants, is underway. Researcher Olwen Grace highlights investigations in the Jodrell Laboratory on Aloe vera, one of the most ...

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 ...

Discover a brand-new, after dark Halloween trail full of hidden surprises. This spooky season, Kew Gardens will transform into a spooktacular adventure, brought to you by the producers of Christmas at ...

Help us digitise the treasures of Kew's Herbarium and we'll take you behind the scenes in one of the most biodiverse places on Earth - no experience required. This year, Kew is taking part in WeDigBio ...

That’s about ten times the number of known mammal species on Earth – and we don’t know what or where they are. This great ...

As the nights draw in and temperatures begin to fall, it can only mean one thing: Halloween is right around the corner. Lots ...

Plants and fungi are vital to the future of food, clean air and medicine. We're fighting against biodiversity loss to save life on Earth.

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 ...