The compost heap is in an area of the gardens not accessible to the public, [43] but a viewing platform, made of wood which had been illegally traded but seized by Customs officers in HMRC, has been erected to allow visitors to observe the heap as it goes through its cycle. [44] Guided walks [ edit ] Kew, History & Heritage" (PDF). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2008 . Retrieved 24 January 2013. A 2003 episode of the Channel 4 TV series Time Team, presented by Tony Robinson, that searched for the remains of George III's palace [113]

Both books [Growing Fruit and Growing Bulbs] are gems, they are attractively laid out so that they will make perfect presents. Introduction to the Gardens". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022 . Retrieved 3 November 2022. Other gates that are not open to the public include Unicorn Gate, Cumberland Gate and Jodrell Gate (all in Kew Road), Isleworth Gate (facing the Thames), and Oxenhouse Gate (south boundary with Old Deer Park). [60] Victoria GateThe Waterlily House is open from April-October. Bryony working in the Waterlily House 3. What role does a Horticulturist play in the conservation work at Kew Gardens? Kew Gardens station, a London Underground and National Rail station opened in 1869 and served by both the District line and the London Overground services on the North London Line, is the nearest train station to the gardens– only 400 metres (1,300ft) along Lichfield Road from the Victoria Gate entrance. [123] Kew Bridge station, on the other side of the Thames, 800 metres from the Elizabeth Gate entrance via Kew Bridge, is served by South Western Railway from Clapham Junction and Waterloo. [123] Historic England. "Ruined Arch (1251956)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 November 2017.

The extant Aroid House (now the Nash Conservatory) was designated Plant House No. 1 and the Water Lily House was Plant House No. 15. Kennedy, Maev (3 May 2018). " 'Breathtakingly beautiful': Kew's Temperate House reopens after revamp". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 August 2020.

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Historic England. "Temple of Aeolus (1262669)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 November 2017. To conserve energy the cooling air is not refrigerated but is cooled by being passed through a labyrinth of pipes buried under the house at a depth where the temperature remains suitable all year round. The house is designed so that the maximum temperature should not exceed 20°C (68°F). Parks Regulation Act 1872: 7 Powers, duties, and privileges of park-keeper". www.legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 25 August 2014. Ant plants or Myrmecodia tuberosa have special cavities and tunnels that ants live in. The ants protect the plant from predators and can play a role in their pollination and seed dispersal as well. They may also provide a tasty meal. Myrmecodia tuberosa live in the treetops and have a large, bulbous trunk that ants live in. Ants are very organised and place their dead in only one of these chambers. The nutrients released as the ants decay are then taken in by the Myrmecodia through the walls of the chamber, which are coated in root endings. Further research has revealed the ants only place body parts with a high nutrient value, such as the head, in this chamber. The ants are actively feeding their house!

The making of the Treetop Walkway". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008 . Retrieved 24 April 2012. There are two memorial benches in the gardens. The Remembrance and Hope seat and the Verdun Bench, both containing parts of a felled oak tree whose acorn came from the battlefield of Verdun. The oak was grown at Kew until a storm in 2013 damaged the tree and so required removal. The herbarium is one of the world’s oldest and rests in the middle of Kew where there is a crucial interaction between the collection and the rest of the botanic gardens. At present the place buzzes with botanists and other researchers from across the world who come here to take advantage of this critically important plant collection. Take away the herbarium and put it in an out-of-the-way location and you will ruin it.”a b "Compost heap". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015 . Retrieved 18 April 2015.