Worried about the risk of fire, Gerald Loder created a fire brigade for Wakehurst in 1934. Loder was right in his concerns, ...

Scientists at RBG Kew and Queen Mary University of London have found evidence that young ash tree populations are evolving ...

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

Today, we are excited to announce the official launch of our new, highly anticipated online Data Portal: a digital treasure trove that will house all 7.5 million of our prestigious herbarium and ...

Orangery Coffee, cakes, and light meals. Best spot for a more informal lunch or coffee break. Take away or eat in — indoor seating and outdoor terrace available. Opening times Monday to Friday: 10am ...

We often think of insects buzzing around our flower beds or meadows, but pollen and nectar also come from trees, which only have a tiny footprint in our landscapes. Whether insect-pollinated or ...

3 IN 4 UNDESCRIBED PLANTS ARE UNDER THREAT OF EXTINCTION With some 350,000 species of vascular plants already known to science, researchers are in a race against time to name and assess those still ...

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 ...

2) Underground trees of Angola – Baphia arenicola and Cochlospermum adjanyae So much life makes its home underground. Plants are no exception. During a National Geographic Expeditions survey of remote ...

Sir John Herschel: The inventor of cyanotypes Sir John Herschel began by experimenting with sun prints (or photograms). These were one of the earliest forms of photography and involved laying an ...

7. Whisper to the trees Redwoods live on average between 800 to 1,500 years, connecting us to the distant past and far future. You can spot these giants in Kew's Redwood Grove and Wakehurst's ...

Violets Possibly one of the oldest queer symbols, violets have been linked to lesbian love for over two and a half thousand years – as long as the very origins of the word. The poet Sappho lived on ...