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 ...

Standing solemnly in the gardens at Kew is the Temple of Arethusa. Originally constructed as a folly for the pleasure of Princess Augusta in 1758 by the architect William Chambers, by 1921 it (like ...

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 ...

Explore the Gardens through the eyes of Royals. Augusta, Princess of Wales (1719–1772) and her son King George III (1738–1820) employed the architect William Chambers (1723–1796) to modify and add to ...

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: Špirlice nachová (Czech), trompetblad (Danish), common pitcher plant (English), huntsman's cap (English), northern pitcher plant (English), purple pitcherplant (English), rote ...

With well over two centuries of history, Kew Gardens has some truly incredible stories to tell. Discover just a few of the most surprising historical facts from the gardens. 1. Why is it Kew Gardens ...

Other common names: Posidònia (Catalan), 海神草 (Chinese), posidonie mořská (Czech), neptunusgras (Dutch), seagrass (English), posidonie de méditerranée ...

Experience the magic of outdoor cinema at Kew Gardens this summer! Adventure Cinema is bringing the UK’s No.1 outdoor cinema experience to Kew, with an unforgettable lineup of classic films, musicals, ...

Meet Emma Amy Rea and Violet Astley-Cooper, the women behind over 2,800 incredible watercolour paintings in Kew’s Illustrations collection. Beyond its botanical treasures, Kew Gardens Library and ...

Other common names: نيلم جوزي (Arabic), পদুম (Assamese), कमल (Bhojpuri), ပဒုမ္မာကြာ (Burmese), 荷花, 莲, 菡萏 (Chinese ...

In a seismic shift since Kew’s inaugural State of the World’s report ten years ago, the sixth State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report, published 16 June 2026, brings together expertise from over ...