Spot the stunning flowers of the lily

of Nepal (Lilium nepalense) in the Davies Alpine House

Issue110 Summer 2023

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DIRECTOR’S VIEW Enjoy our new trails and borders this summer P5

Discover

What to see and do at Kew – seasonal highlights, membership benefits, events, activities and exhibitions P6

NEW COLOURS, SCENTS

& DISPLAYS, p16 …and all drought tolerant. Welcome to the

Great Broad Walk Borders extension

HELPING PEOPLE FALL

BACK IN LOVE WITH

FORESTS, p40 Kew International Medal recipient Professor Suzanne Simard on healing the world’s forests

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PLANT BLINDNESS, p22

Why some people fail to notice plants. Plus, how

a Kew scientist is testing indigenous plant medicines

A TRUE PATRON OF THE ARTS, p26 Dr Shirley Sherwood OBE talks about her botanical art collection

and curating her latest

exhibition at Kew

NATURAL, NATIVE & WILD, p32

Explore Kew’s hidden gem – our Natural Area filled with wildlife,

woodland and wetlands

LESS THIRSTY…JUST AS BEAUTIFUL, p36 Why we’re turning to resilient hydrangeas

that can withstand drought

Check out your exclusive map

of Kew Gardens, highlighting places

featured in this

issue P56

BEHIND THE SCENES Welcome to the wider world

of Kew. Ellie Goulding in

the Temperate House, researching nature-based

solutions for climate change and solving a

scientific mystery. Plus, meet a Youth Explainer

P42

CUTTINGS, p49 Bring Kew into your home. The perfect

rose to grow, the science behind sowing seeds and the ‘no-dig method’.

Plus, new books and homeware

THE LAST WORD, p58 Writer Anna Lewington on inspiring

children to engage with plants

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