Join Iain Parkinson, Wakehurst’s Head of Landscape & Horticulture as he reflects on the beauty and importance of meadows.

Orchid seeds are spread by the wind, which is why they're so tiny. Varying when each seed germinates protects the population ...

Join Kew botanical horticulturist Vicki Thompson to discover where snowdrops originally come from, exactly who distributes ...

Technology like LiDAR isn’t just used for scientific research though: it’s also the magic behind some incredible art. Of the ...

Wakehurst in Sussex has announced ‘The Buzz About Trees’, an innovative new study that harnesses cutting-edge bioacoustics technology to monitor bee abundance. With wild bee populations in decline, ...

The top 10 fungi in Kew’s incredible Fungarium 1. David Attenborough’s ‘zombie fungus’ – Gibellula attenboroughii Just in time for the second series of HBO's hit series The Last of Us, this creepy ...

Madagascar’s Itremo Massif rises from the island's Central Highlands, where dramatic rocky outcrops and rolling grasslands give way to tapia woodlands and lush gallery forests. These diverse habitats ...

On two remote islands in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), conservationists, scientists, and local partners are working together to unearth a story that begins in the soil. It is a story of resilience ...

1) Ghost palm of Borneo published after 90 years – Plectocomiopsis hantu It can take several years to describe a new species, and this first example is no exception. Although known to the local ...

AN ECO-FRIENDLY AND FASTER WAY TO COLLECT PLANTS The scientists were keen to see how paramotoring would compare to the ground team’s work across a typical range of plant survey activities. Their ...

Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) Originally only found on the eponymous island, the Madagascar periwinkle is now widely cultivated around the world, as it is vital in the production of anti ...

Planning and planting The team at Kew have been monitoring changes to the climate to understand how it will affect our trees. Using data gathered from across West London, including the Gardens’ own ...