At the heart of our Tropical Important Plant Areas (TIPAs) programme is the identification and protection of plant diversity ...

Join Kew expert Aidan Pike as we dig deeper into the jade vine, an incredible climbing plant from the Philippines. Learn ...

Global climate change and habitat loss pose huge threats to biodiversity – the variety of life on earth. Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are being released into the atmosphere at increased rates ...

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 ...

Writing to Henry Ridley, Kew’s former Director Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) said of another scientist 'his drawings are not good enough to help much… They are in a terrible mess and I do not see ...

Stretching from Bali to Timor, the Lesser Sunda islands are covered in seasonal tropical forests that are home to unique flora and fauna, including the world’s largest lizard the Komodo dragon and 74 ...

Just want access to the gardens? Our new Seed membership gives you unlimited entry to Kew Gardens for 12 months. From just £54 a year, paid annually by Direct Debit. *Restrictions apply. Please see ...

Explore some unique historical botanical illustrations from Kew's Library and Illustrations collections in celebration of Worldwide Day of Botanical Art. 18 May marks the second Worldwide Day of ...

Discover more about the conservation work carried out on one of the most important, popular and fascinating collection in the Archives. Among the several million original items in Kew’s Archives is a ...

Please note: this is a daytime production. The Australian Shakespeare Company brings Jack and the Beanstalk to the UK for its premiere this summer at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Giggle at the ...

From vanilla orchids to smelly titans, Kew and Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have identified 10,000 flowering species ...

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 ...