Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Celebrating The Hive at Kew Explore the journey of the British bee through UK innovation and design.

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What to see in the Gardens Don't miss these seasonal highlights at Kew.

What to see
BE perform live at The Hive Lates The musicians who composed the soundtrack to The Hive installation, will be performing live at Kew. 28 and 29 September 2016.

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Early opening for Friends Friends of Kew can enjoy the Gardens from 8-10am before the gates open. Until 30 September.

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Plant of the month guided tours Every Tuesday go behind the scenes and learn about the world-leading science, conservation and horticultural work that Kew is undertaking.

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Write on Kew 2016

Four days of talks and events with a fantastic selection of speakers from Carol Ann Duffy to Monty Don, Fay Weldon and Brian Blessed.

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Kew Science blog

Sustaining life and agriculture in the Peruvian desert

14 September 2016

Kew scientist Oliver Whaley describes recent research in the Peruvian desert, working with large-scale farms to research, safeguard and restore plants.

Growing our knowledge of grasses

22 August 2016

Maria Vorontsova, Research Leader in Comparative Plant & Fungal Biology discusses the importance of grasses and reflects on Growing the Grass Classification: an international scientific meeting which took place in July.