Join Botanical Horticulturalist Joe Richomme to learn about the spooky origins of this autumn tradition, along with discovering where the modern pumpkin comes from, and learn some of the secrets on ...

‘COP’ means ‘Conference of the Parties’, the regular meeting of Parties to a particular UN Convention. In this case, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), or Biodiversity Convention ...

The Archives at Kew Gardens are home to the official records of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. These contain information ...

This Black History Month I was invited to write a guest blogpost about my research on William Thomas March (pictured below).

Plants and fungi are vital to the future of food, clean air and medicine. We're fighting against biodiversity loss to save life on Earth.

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 ...

James Wearn, leading a project called ‘Kew Gardens at War’, describes how one poppy helped to keep pain away during wartime while another poppy lets us remember and reflect on the pain and sorrow of ...

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 ...

Our purpose is to help stop biodiversity loss and develop nature-based solutions to some of humanity’s biggest global challenges. With over 530 science staff, Kew’s mission is to understand and ...