Our free Trees for Bees trail runs at Wakehurst from March to September, and you can take part all day, every day! It's a ...

Rangers trained during the course are now integral to this mission. In Valle Nuevo National Park, they assist in monitoring ...

Wakehurst has played a pivotal role in new conservation research on Nothofagus species, also known as southern beeches. These ...

Don’t be a Twit! This Easter holidays, get ready for a truly rotten visit to Wakehurst as Roald Dahl’s iconic story The Twits is brought to life with an activity trail through our stunning spring ...

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 ...

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 ...

With over 8.5 million items, we house the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world. They represent approximately 95% of vascular plant genera and 60% of known fungal ...

Scientists at Kew have been studying pollen structure for many years, and trying to unravel how and why certain structures have evolved. In this blog, I will focus on how structures in pollen 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 ...