The Minka House is currently closed for renovation as we renew the thatched roof and use timber from Japan to repair the house’s structural elements. The fastest growing woody plants in the world, ...

A plant giant has been named new to science at Kew after spending 177 years hidden under the surface of our collections. A breaking botanical discovery has come to light, as the famous giant waterlily ...

Do you enjoy a nice gin and tonic or know someone who does? While most people think of gin as the cocktail’s key component, we think it's time for tonic to come to the forefront. Behind the diminutive ...

Within our vast collection of 11,000 trees, made up of more than 2,000 different species, lives an oak tree with a mammoth record. Meet our majestic chestnut-leaved oak (Quercus castaneifolia). It is ...

Celebrate Bees' Needs Week 2026 at Kew with a day of honey tasting, science and learning activities, expert talks, tours and a chance to get up close with these precious pollinators. Did you know ...

Other common names: 鸡纳树 (Chinese Simplified), 紅雞納樹 (Chinese Traditional), rode kinaboom (Dutch), fever tree, red cinchona, quina (English), roter ...

Explore the history of Kew through its buildings and sculptures. Discover Kew’s Georgian roots in the follies and royal buildings, explore the changing styles of glasshouse architecture from the ...

Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, is a popular Japanese wellbeing practice of relaxing under the canopy of trees. Escape the hustle and bustle of London and join our expert guides from the Forest ...

If plant life stops, all life stops. But at Kew, we're not going to let that happen. We've only just scratched the surface of what plants and fungi can do. Now it's time to protect them and fight ...

Rising from the ashes after fires, the fire lily creates vibrant red and pink displays across the Cape Fold Mountains of South Africa. Fire lilies form part of the fynbos, a biodiverse belt of ...

Other common names: Skoonma-se-tong (Afrikaans), sansevièria (Catalan), 金邊虎尾蘭 (Chinese), tenura trojžilná (Czech), bajonetplante (Danish), Sansevieria ...

RBG Kew currently employs over 1,400 staff across our teams, including RBG Kew Enterprises, our commercial subsidiary. Our experts include around 530 scientists, 65 based in Madagascar, and nearly 200 ...