Find opening and closing times for the gardens, attractions, cafés, restaurants, shops and car park. Times are seasonal and vary throughout the year. Please note that our shop will be closed on 11 ...

The launch exhibition of the 19th International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) competition will return to Kew Gardens in February. IGPOTY touring exhibition 19 will launch at Kew Gardens and ...

All our cafés and restaurants at Kew Gardens use seasonal and local produce. We source as many ingredients from the Gardens as possible and offer a wide range of plant-based options. Please check for ...

I lead the Accelerated Taxonomy department, responsible for achieving the Initiatives set out in Kew’s Science Strategy on Documenting Biodiversity, building the Tree of Life, Innovating Species ...

Research into useful plants informed by Kew's collections, science strategy and heritage. Research portfolio includes plant fibres (barkcloth, textiles, basketry), medicinal plants and the history of ...

Plants and fungi are underrepresented in biodiversity and conservation science, indicators, metrics and schemes. My research focuses on addressing this shortfall, using a range of approaches to ...

Other common names: Tee (Afrikaans), teestruik (Afrikaans), 茶树(Chinese, simplified), 茶樹 (Chinese, traditional), čajovník čínský (Czech), tea (English ...

Plantasia, Kew’s summer festival celebrating the positive effects of plants, is underway. Researcher Olwen Grace highlights investigations in the Jodrell Laboratory on Aloe vera, one of the most ...

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, ...

My main area of expertise is plant and fungal molecular ecology, with a focus on the ecology and evolution of mycorrhizas, dominant nutritional symbiosis of terrestrial ecosystems that is increasingly ...

Our Gardens date back to the early 18th century, as a royal palace to today's globally renowned scientific institution for plant and fungal research.

Maybe dating back to the 4th century BCE, the purpose of a botanic garden has changed. Sharon Willoughby, Historian and Head of Interpretation, explains how Kew fits into that journey. We all think we ...