Inside Kew Gardens’ spectacular Orchid Festival with 6,000 plants under one roof

THE launch of Kew Gardens’ annual Orchid Festival was breathtaking this week. The spectacular event is themed around China, and 3,500 orchids are among the 6,000 plants packed into a giant ...
CNN

World’s largest surviving Victorian glasshouse reopens after $57M revamp

The Temperate House sits at the heart of the gardens, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2003. The gardens are home to Kew Palace, once a home for King George III’s large family. The ...
Retail Times

Half of UK’s top retailers unite at Kew as £1.4 trillion in brands drive new era of business action on nature

Corporate leaders representing more than £1.4 trillion in annual revenue – including half of the UK’s ten largest retailers – gathered at Kew Gardens this month to accelerate practical action on ...
BBC

Hot weather boosts butterfly count at Kew Gardens

More butterflies have been recorded at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew so far this summer than during the entirety of 2024. Natural habitat supervisor Ru Brookes, who is carrying out a survey of ...
Daily Mail

Kew Gardens' Palm House is getting a £50 million climate-friendly makeover: Iconic Victorian glasshouse will SHUT for four years in major net zero push

It's one of the most iconic glass buildings in London. Now, experts have confirmed that Kew Gardens' Palm House is getting a £50 million climate-friendly makeover. The Grade I listed Palm House, a ...