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If plant life stops, all life stops. But at Kew, we're not going to let that happen. We've only just scratched the surface of what plants and fungi can do. Help protect plants today, because they are our future. #OurFutureIsBotanic 🌿🍄

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The magic has officially begun at this year's #ChristmasAtKew! Old favourites and brand new light installations are sparkling and glowing across the Gardens 🎄 Join us for a peek at the highlights... 👇✨ Supported by @montezumas

Prepare to be dazzled by the mesmerising display On the Wings of Freedom by Aether & Hemera ✨ #ChristmasAtKew

The stunning Christmas Cathedral is once again twinkling with thousands of fairy lights ✨ #ChristmasAtKew

The iconic Temperate House has been turned into a beautiful spectrum of Christmas colour. #ChristmasAtKew

Did you know that the Princess of Wales Conservatory is the most complex glasshouse at Kew? There are ten computer-controlled climatic zones under one roof! 🌿 Discover more secrets about this extraordinary glasshouse: ow.ly/S2mu50GOJeg

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If you're wandering through the Palm House, keep an eye out for the large white, trumpet-shaped, Osa pulchra. These pendulous flowers gently hang down, giving you the perfect opportunity to stand directly underneath to get a closer look.

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Join @kmis_lectures and Dr Mark Spencer for a talk on the importance of forensic botany in missing person enquiries, murders and other serious crimes. 📆 6-7pm, 29 November 2021 🎟️Book tickets: ow.ly/gmTe50GO3Fl

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🎄 UK's tallest living Christmas tree 🦌 Nature-inspired installations 🌟 UK's largest natural screen Discover Glow Wild, a magical winter lantern trail at our sister botanic garden @wakehurst_kew this Christmas ✨ Find out more and book: ow.ly/Oaz150GLuNw

Our stunning new exhibition, Natural Reserve, explores the delicate relationship between humanity and the natural world through intricate, miniature artworks by internationally-renowned artist Zadok Ben-David. 📆 Until 27 March 2022 🎟️ Book now: ow.ly/XaCI50GLAsW

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We love seeing the leaves change from green to fiery reds, glowing golds and orange through your eyes 📷 Thanks to sun_jee, ginge_0207, bebojart & adventureswithabi_ on Instagram for capturing these stunning shots in our Gardens 🍁🍂

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Have you heard about the extinction debt? 2 in 5 plants could go extinct; a rate never seen before. Kew scientists are racing against time to protect the world's plant and fungi 👇

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We grow over 68,000 plants from around the world at Kew Gardens and @wakehurst_kew. From the rare to the exotic, we nurture a living library of plant material that's at the heart of all we do. Find out more about our living collection 🌿

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In case you missed it, catch up on our recent Facebook Live with the Director of Kew Gardens, Richard Deverell and Deputy Director of Science, Monique Simmonds as they discuss the power of plants in tackling climate change: fb.watch/96aZS1rse0/ 🌿 #COP26

Trees draw down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping to fight climate change. But why is carbon drawdown such a hot topic? And how do we actually measure the carbon in trees? ow.ly/8nKz50GIbcY #RaceToZero #COP26

Live from #COP26 at 10am: Kew panel event to discuss innovations in measuring biodiversity as nature's carbon storage to inform future initiatives 👇

Watch the #COP26 livestream: Measuring biodiversity as nature's carbon storage to inform future initiatives. Ft. Kew's Justin Moat, Laura Martinez-Suz & Rachel Purdon. Chaired by Thomas Meagher @univofstandrews 📅 Tomorrow 11 November, 10am (UK) 👇 invidio.us/watch?v=notXRiFi…

Today we remember and honour the brave and the fallen who have lost their lives in conflict and war. Made from living plants, Kew's remembrance wreath is laid in the Temple of Arethusa where our war memorial plaque can be found. #LestWeForget #ArmisticeDay