Podcasts about temperate house

Listen to part II of Ivonne's visit to Kew Gardens in London. Second and third stops on your tour are the Palm House and the Temperate House.  We learn how important these glasshouses are for protecting species. First, in this Discucoverage we discover the oldest pot plant in the world ...  As always, you'll find more information in the shownote.  December 2023 = Kew Gardens month!  We release a four-part podcast series on the famous Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in December 2023. Learn about the highlights, listen to some very special sounds.  To accompany the podcasts, we publish blogs about Kew Gardens, their history and importance for now and for our future.  Visit content about Kew Gardens on Discutafel.nl.

This week RBG Kew's director of gardens Richard Barley and arboretum supervisor Rebecca Lane join the Horticulture Week Podcast.Kew has changed a lot over the last 10 years, including the introducing the Great Broadwalk Borders, the Children's Garden, Agius Evolution Garden, "reinvigorating" the Kitchen and Winter gardens, plus and the restoration of the Temperate House.These days a visitor coming to Kew today might say "there's a bit more obvious horticulture and perhaps a bit more of an eye for design on the site", Richard says.The staff culture at Kew has also changed, says Rebecca, "giving more autonomy with the view of improving design and I think that's made a really big difference to how people are looking after their areas and the drive within the teams has really improved as a result of that". Kew recently achieved Plant Healthy certification (only the third garden in the UK to receive it) and Richard explains why it was so important to Kew:"Plant health and biosecurity are incredibly important for this country and for any country because the risk and cost that arises from accidental introduction of pathogens and pests and diseases as everyone knows can be horrendous - not only monetary cost, but costs to the landscape."We are really focused [on this] and we need to be because our collections are hugely important, but also as we feel it's our responsibility to set that example for other organisations as well."Faced with the vagueries of climate change for its outdoor collections, Kew is undertaking research on future climate conditions 2050 to 2100 in the London area and whether its plant stock will be suited to them. Strikingly, "By 2050 approximately a quarter of what we are growing currently will be out of its range of comfortable growing conditions", Richard says. "So our gaze shifts to parts of the world which have conditions that are better matched to the future climate in this part the country, and that's where we look to find species that we can substitute into the landscape for the future". Rebecca explains how they are working to monitor individual species, relocating them where necessary so as not to lose collections.Visitor numbers have bounced back strongly since Covid but Kew is continuing work on its diversity agenda to reach all communities within the UK and overseas and they discuss developments on the educational front.As for the future, fundraising will be key with significant developments in the pipeline. Chief among these is a "carbon-neutral Palm House", an expansion of the Mediterranean Garden and a "'Carbon Garden' or possibly a 'Climate Change Garden', we're still debating the name of it" where the connection between carbon and nature can be explored. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5x15 is delighted to announce a new series of events in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. From spring into summer, we will host a range of expert writers, thinkers and scientists from Kew. They will reflect on what we must do to prevent biodiversity loss and protect life on Earth, and address some of the most important questions of our time. The series kicks off in April with a panel about Foods of the Future. From the benefits of no-dig gardening and new crop techniques, to the versatility of legumes and the power of regenerative farming, this discussion will offer an exciting look at how we keep our diets diverse and sustainable in the future. Our expert panel of speakers will be in conversation with cross-bench peer and 5x15 co-founder Rosie Boycott. Dr Caspar Chater's research seeks to improve crop resilience and adaptation to the climate crisis. Chater's work tackles crop water use and drought responses, focusing on legumes as well as other crops. A large part of Chatter's research has a regional focus in Mexico and Latin America. He currently coordinates Newton Fund and Global Challenges Research Fund projects in collaboration with the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the University of Sheffield. In addition to exploring crop genetic diversity, he hopes to use targeted molecular methods for pre-breeding underutilized crops and crop wild relatives. By doing so we can make full use of plant diversity to address increasing global food security and water security challenges. Helena Dove is a Botanical Horticulturist who manages Edible Science: Kew's Kitchen Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Trained in a historic setting, and having previously managed an Edwardian kitchen garden, she has a passion for heritage vegetables, edible flowers and unusual crops that may not immediately be thought of as food. Many of the crops she grows have a slant towards future foods and the scientific research that takes place at RBG, Kew. Sarah Langford is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller In Your Defence: Stories of Life and Law. For ten years, she worked in criminal and family law in London and around the UK. Coming from a farming background in Hampshire, she studied English at University before training as a barrister. Sarah left the Bar on maternity leave to have her two sons. In 2017 she moved to Suffolk and, together with her husband, took on the management of his small family farm. She now lives between Southwest London and Suffolk. In her book Rooted: How Regenerative Farming Can Change the World, Sarah weaves her own story around those who taught her what it means to be a farmer. Anna Taylor joined The Food Foundation as its first Executive Director at the beginning of June 2015 after 5 years at the Department for International Development. In 2014 she was awarded an OBE for her work to address the global burden of undernutrition. She did a MSc in Human Nutrition at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1994. In May 2017 Anna became a member of the London Food Board to advise the Mayor of London and the GLA on the food matters that affect Londoners. She is a Board member for Veg Power and an advisor to the International Food Policy Research Institute. She served as Chief Independent Adviser to Henry Dimbleby for the development of the National Food Strategy published in 2021. The second online event will take place on Wednesday 24th May, and the series will culminate with a very special live 5x15 event in the Temperate House at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on Wednesday 21st June, with Kew's Director of Science, Prof Alexandre Antonelli, and further speakers to be announced soon… With thanks for your support for 5x15 online! Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

Sally Vickers is a Jungian psychotherapist and the author of books such as Miss Garnet's Angel, The Other Side of You and, most recently, The Gardener. The daughter of two communists, Salley was a teacher before she retrained as a psychotherapist, and her writing delves into the stuff that makes us human. She is also a keen gardener, especially at her country home in Wiltshire. In the midst of the downpours that broke England's heatwave last summer, we met Salley at Kew Gardens, a place that has held meaning for her from childhood, through raising her children and now, as a woman who fosters a close relationship with her grandchildren. Inside Kew's steamy Temperate House, we reflected on memory, motherhood and places that make us. This podcast is inspired by my book, Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival, which is out on March 2nd and available to pre-order now. The Why Women Grow podcast is produced by Holly Fisher, and the theme music is by Maria Chiara Argiro. This episode features additional music by Zion, Salmon Like the Fish. Thank you to our partners at Seedlip. We've also been photographing our guests and their gardens and you can see the beautiful images captured by Siobhan Watts on my Instagram account, @noughticulture.

Kathy Clugston is at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew with panellists Ashley Edwards, Matt Biggs and Anne Swithinbank. In a wistful turn about the gardens, some of the panellists remember the time they spent training at Kew, all the while sharing their advice on keeping plants alive when you go away on holiday, pruning plum and hawthorn trees, and planting for fragrant raised beds. Between the questions, the team visits Kew Gardens' Temperate House, learning all about the fascinating history of some of its rarest plants, the Treetop Walkway, and the Rock and Alpine collections, where they meet Head Gardener, Faye Adams. Producer - Jemima Rathbone Assistant Producer - Bethany Hocken A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

In this episode, Anna Laurent is my guest talking about her work at the intersection of science and art, researching botanical art through history and photographing seeds. She is passionate about'understanding plants from the plant's perspective and plants from people's perspective'Anna is an award-winning flora-focused writer, photographer, and artist. She traveled the world, researching the visual history of plant depiction, as well as collecting specimens for 'Dispersal', a series of photographs, portraits, exploring the form and function of seed dispersal.In our conversation, we delve deeper into the world of seeds and Anna's creative journey, exploring them through photography.'The reason for a flower is the fruit and the seed. A flower has evolved its form and its scent, its colours to attract pollinators, to produce a seed. And the seeds are really the future of the plant. The seeds are the whole purpose of a plant.'Her work has exhibited internationally, at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London, the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard university and the University of California Botanical Gardens at Berkeley, as well as gardens in Amsterdam, Italy, Gibraltar, Sydney, and New York city. In 2018, the Royal Botanic gardens Kew commissioned a series of seed portraits to be permanently displayed alongside living plants in the Temperate House, the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world.Her first book, Botanical Art from the Golden Age of Scientific Discovery (University of Chicago Press, 2016) examines the art and science of plant biology in 19th century wall charts. We also talk in this podcast episode more in detail about this book she wrote and the role botanical art plays in history, as well as Anna's current research and next book.Anna was born in Boston, in the USA, and studied at Harvard University. She holds a Master's degree  in History and Philosophy of science from the University College of London. Currently, she lives in London and was awarded a UK visa as an Artist of Exceptional Talent.I first came across Anna's work in 2017 at the Chelsea Flower Show where her seed photographs were exhibited and caught my attention. Later that year, we met at her solo exhibition in London. Then in 2018, both her work and mine were featured in the same issue of INKQ, an independent publication at the intersection of art and science by a mutual friend of ours, Jessica Shepherd.We recorded this podcast episode in December, 2019, since then a lot has happened in the world, but more significantly earlier this year, back in March, When I approached Anna with my idea to set up Dialogues with Nature Network, she agreed and became one of the Founding Members . It's been wonderful to work together over the past couple of months, setting up this creative support network centred around nature.I hope you will enjoy listening to this podcast episode we recorded!—Links from this episode:Follow @anna__laurent on instagramwww.annalaurent.comhttps://harvardmagazine.com/2014/01/the-sorcery-of-seedpodshttps://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/secrets-kew-temperate-househttps://www.seedcultures.com/#/anna-laurent/—About Dialogues with Nature Network here.—If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe,leave a review or share it with a friend.You can find me as @walkinglantern on instagram and on twitter.And if you are interested to hear more about Dialogues with Nature Network, please follow the new instagram account @dialogueswithnature here and sign up to the mailing list here.—Ways you can financially support this podcast now:One time donation of a virtual cup of coffee hereBecome a regular patron supporting me with a recurring donation of £1 per month via Patreon here—The music for the podcast is by Band of Burns ‘Now Westlin' Winds’ song that was recorded live at Union Chapel in 2017. I used this song with the band’s permission.Follow Band of Burns on instagram here and their website for tour dates is here: https://www.bandofburns.com/

We are on the cusp of continuous warm nights.   Warm soil temps will take a few more weeks.   Recently, I had a gardener ask me about their hearty hibiscus that was planted last year.  They were worried it wasn't coming back; they didn't see any sign of life yet.   In Minnesota, gardeners often start to freak out a bit if they don't see signs of life during these first sunny days in May.   But remember, warmer weather plants won't start to do their thing until soil temps warm up.  The soil temp has about a 2-3 week lag on the night time air temp. We are still about a week away from warm nights - nights over 60 degrees.  Warm soil will happen at the end of the month or the beginning of June.   So, don't be alarmed if some of your summer perennials still seem dormant, that's because they are waiting for warmer soil temps to get going.       Brevities #OTD On this day in 1742, Jean Senebier, a Swiss pastor and botanist, is born. Where would we be without Senebier? Still breathing... but not appreciating the role Senebier played in getting the world to realize that carbon dioxide is consumed by plants and in turn, plants produce oxygen as part of the process of photosynthesis. Senebier’s work is important because he had learned the function of leaves: capturing carbon for food. Prior to Senebier, the purpose of leaves  and what they did for plants and people was unknown. It was Jean Senebier who said,  "Observation and experiment are two sisters who help each other."   #OTD Today, in 1806, along the banks of Idaho’s Clearwater River, Lewis and Clark discoverd  the Nine-leaf lomatium, Lomatium triternatum. A species of flowering plant in the carrot family and known by the common name nineleaf biscuitroot, the nine-leaf lomatium is so-named because each leaf divides into three narrow leaflets that, in turn, divide into three more (triternatum, from the Latin, means “three times three”). Lewis and Clark collected many varieties of lomatiums which are found only west of the Mississippi River. Lomatiums are used by herbalists as a remedy for viral illnesses. In 2018, the NIH reported the case of a woman who had taken lomatium extract - marked LDM-100 - for the flu and ended up with a severe rash all over her body for a week.  The title of the article, "Worse than the Disease? The Rash of Lomatium Dissectum"     #OTD The naturalist and Alexander Von Humboldt died today in 1859, he was 89 years old. In 1806, Friedrich Georg Weitsch painted his portrait, in 1806, two years after he returned from his five-year research trip through Central and South America. Humboldt didn't go alone; he was accompanied bythe French botanist Aimé Bonplant in 1799. Weitsch painted a romantic, idealized vista of Ecuador as the setting for the painting. Humboldt had climbed the Chimborazo Mountain in Ecuador, believed at the time to be the highest mountain in the world, so perhaps Weitsch imaged Humboldt viewing the landscape from Chimborazo. Surrounded by a jungle paradise, a large palm leaves shade Humboldt's resting spot.In the painting, a very handsome Humboldt is seated on a large boulder, his top hat is resting upside down on the boulder behind him. Weitsch shows the 37-year-old Humboldt wearing a puffy shirt that would make Seinfeld proud, a pinkish-orange vest, and tan breeches.  In his lap, he holds open the large leather-bound Flora he is working on and in his right hand he has a specimen of  "Rhexia seciosa" (aka Meriania speciosa).  A large barometer leans against the boulder in the lower left corner of the painting. It symbolized Humboldt’s principle of measuring environmental data while collecting and describing plants. King Ferdinand was so pleased with the portrait (which he had hung in the Berlin Palace), that he ordered two more paintings to be made featuring Humboldt's time in the Americas. Humboldt was a polymath; he made contributions across many of the sciences. He made a safety lamp for miners. He discovered the Peru Current (aka the Humboldt Current). He believed South America and Africa had been joined together geographically at one time. He named the "torrid zone"; the area of the earth near the equator. Apropos the area he was exploring, torrid means hot, blistering, scorching. He went to Russia and it was there that he predicted the location of the first Russian diamond deposits. Humboldt was also a pragmatist. It was the Great Alexandre Von Humboldt who said "Spend for your table less than you can afford, for your house rent just what you can afford, and for your dress more than you can afford." Humboldt developed his own theory for the web of life. "The aims I strive for are an understanding of nature as a whole, proof of the working together of all the species of nature," "Everything is Interaction," he noted in his Mexican diary in 1803.      #OTD After afive-year, £41 million restoration Temperate Housere-opened to the public on this day in 2018.  The ironwork was stripped and repainted with many coats, 15,000 pains of glass were replaced, 69,000 sections of metal, stone and timber repaired or replaced. Home to 10,000 plants - some are the world’s rarest and most threatened plants - Kew's Temperate House is the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world.     Unearthed Words   #OTD  On this day The annual meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society was held at Horticultural Hall at 3 :00 p.m. on May 6, 1946.    Here's an excerpt from their delightful minutes:   From the President's Address:   At the end of the war we were met with this question, "Will interest in gardening continue to grow or will there be a falling off ... with the coming of peace and a greater opportunity for other recreational pursuits?"   We proceeded on the assumption that fewer vegetable gardens would be made but that, on the other hand, a greater number of people than ever before would turn their attention to the growing of ornamental plants...   It is a duty for each one of us to plant a home garden. Membership in the Society has shown a remarkable growth and now numbers well over 8,000. Our magazine Horticulture has been remarkably successful in attracting members for the Society from all parts of the country.   Report of the Secretary   Interest in horticultural pursuits is steadily increasing, if it can be measured by the increase in membership shown by this Society in the past year.   Twelve months ago we had 7,200 members. As of today, the Society has 8,151 members.   Membership figures are always of interest as indicating trends.   The high point of this Society was in 1938, when the total membership was slightly greater than 9,000. Ten thousand members was the goal at that time but, because of the necessity of increasing revenue, the dues were raised from $2.00 to $3.00 a year.   This increase in dues was followed by an immediate drop in membership which continued until 1942 when the Society reached its low point of the last decade with a membership of 6,633.    Since that time it has been climbing steadily, year by year, and it seems reasonable to believe that in another year or two the 9,000 mark will again be reached.    The present figure is, of course, far beyond that of any similar organization in the country, although it is pleasant to learn that the New York and Pennsylvania societies are also showing an upward trend. Edward I. Farrington. Secretary.   Report of the Library Committee   Almost all the events and developments of 1945-1946 center... upon our return to peace-time living.   In the reading room, for instance, visitors are no longer predominantly in uniform.   The questions a year ago were often about the plants of the Pacific areas or what a gardener should visit while stationed in Boston. Now they are most often on the design of small home properties, the choice of good plant materials, the fine points of flower gardening, or the management of a greenhouse.       Today's book recommendation: The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf "The Invention of Nature" reveals the extraordinary life of the visionary German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) and how he created the way we understand nature today. Though almost forgotten today, his name lingers everywhere from the Humboldt Current to the Humboldt penguin. Humboldt was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, whether climbing the highest volcanoes in the world, paddling down the Orinoco or racing through anthrax–infested Siberia. Perceiving nature as an interconnected global force, Humboldt discovered similarities between climate zones across the world and predicted human-induced climate change. He turned scientific observation into poetic narrative, and his writings inspired naturalists and poets such as Darwin, Wordsworth and Goethe but also politicians such as Jefferson. Wulf also argues that it was Humboldt’s influence that led John Muir to his ideas of preservation and that shaped Thoreau’s ‘Walden’. Wulf traces Humboldt’s influences through the great minds he inspired in revolution, evolution, ecology, conservation, art and literature.  In The Invention of Nature Wulf brings this lost hero to science and the forgotten father of environmentalism back to life.     Today's Garden Chore   If you're a mom, Mother's day is coming up. Start thinking about the colors and plants you'd like for your front containers and then make a list for your kids.   You can give them some license as well - ask the plants person to help you find something green and viney, or purple and tall, and so forth. For years, I did this with my kids and they spent a decade of Mother's Days helping me plant their annuals in the front planters and hanging baskets. It was a fantastic photo op, a wonderful way to get them involved in setting the stage for beauty around the front door, and getting them to notice annuals.  Many happy memories with this chore.       Something Sweet to ignite the botanical spark in your heart   #OTD On this day, last year was the 50th Anniversary of the Hudson, Massachusetts Garden Club on May 6, 2018.   With a familiar genesis story, the club began in 1968 as a group of sixteen friends and neighbors (Grace Adams, Helen Doyle, Phyllis Dyson, Peggy Gilroy, Elvira Jacobs, Sandra Joyce, Sharon Kearney, Teresa Landry, Jean Laviano, Waldro Lynch, Arline Parker, Jeanne Piecewicz, Viola Ross, Claire Shepard, Jeanne Simkins, and Cynthia Sylvia).  All shared a love of flowers and gardening.  Today the club has 41 members and the club's purpose is to promote interest in gardening, horticulture, conservation, and floral arranging, as well as serve the community in civic betterment.   It's a lovely thing to combine your love for gardening and beautifying the community - all while having a good time.   Most monthly meeting programs consist of guest speakers or hands-on activities, but over the years club members have taken out-of-town day trips to Arnold Arboretum, Elm Bank Reservation, Garden in the Woods, Tower Hill Botanic Gardens, Pickity Place, and Fuller Gardens. Camaraderie and having fun are the club’s primary goals. All are welcome to join the club and members are not required to reside in Hudson. For more information, contact Diane Durand at 978-621-9665 or Patricia Main at 978-562-6910.         Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

One of the best ways of learning how to care about your houseplants is to find out more about how they live in their native habitats. If you can't go and visit them in the wild, a trip to a botanic garden such as Kew in London is the next best thing. The Temperate House at Kew is a huge Victorian glasshouse that's home to thousands of plants from temperate climes, including many plants you'd recognise from your collections. The Temperate House reopened to the public last week after a five-year restoration programme, so I went along to see the transformation. In this episode you'll hear me getting excited about a gully of tree ferns, an interview with Temperate House horticulturist and houseplant fan Jess Snowball, and more. Below are some links to help you find out more...  Read the Guardian's story about the reopening of the Temperate House, read the paper's architecture correspondent Oliver Wainwright's piece on the architecture of the building and see a gallery of images.  Watch this video from Kew about the history of the Temperate House, including how it looked before the restoration. Read about Australian tree ferns on the Kew Gardens website. Follow Temperate House horticulturist Jess Snowball on Instagram. Read about the 'lonely plant' Wood's cycad on the Kew Gardens website. See an image of the Chilean wine palm (Jubaea chilensis) that was touching the roof at the Temperate House before the restoration, and find out more about this palm here. Find out more about the two plants from St Helena that I mention in this episode: Trochetiopsis ebenusand Trochetiopsis erythoxylon. Just before I left Kew, I bumped into the legendary plantsman and Kew horticulturist Carlos Magdalena, whose book The Plant Messiah is a wonderful read. Tragically my sound recorder gave up the ghost after just five minutes so I didn't manage to get all of our chat on tape, but if you want to hear what I did manage to salvage of my interview with Carlos, become a Ledge-end by pledging $5 or more a month to On The Ledge via Patreon. Click here for details.  Also on Patreon right now is a new episode of On The Ledge: An Extra Leaf, my subscription-only series for Patreon subscribers. You can hear an extract from my chat with aroid expert Dave The Plant Guy aka Dave Janas about mystery Monsteras in this episode to whet your appetite.  Question of the week Pam wanted to know whether she can keep a plant happy in its pot and not have to upsize it. She writes: "For instance, I have a bird's nest fern that I love on my desk in it's pink pot but know that it could use a new, larger home. Can I simply cut the roots back, give a dirt refresh and keep it in the current pot? Or, will it get depressed on me and die off?" I advise that as bird's nest fern is an epiphyte, it doesn't have a big rootball so will probably be ok in the same pot for several years: another option for houseplants that aren't epiphytes (or epiphytes that really have got too big or their container) is root pruning or top dressing. There's a good piece on root pruning in this New York Times piece and the Laidback Gardener has a good post on topdressing. Want to ask me a question? Tweet @janeperrone, leave a message on my Facebook page or email ontheledgepodcast@gmail.com.  How to support On The Ledge If you like the idea of supporting On The Ledge on a regular basis but don't know what Patreon's all about, check out the FAQ here: if you still have questions, leave a comment or email me - ontheledgepodcast@gmail.com. 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The Thwaites glacier in Western Antarctica is twice the size of the UK and accounts for about 4% of sea level rise, but what is unknown is whether the glacier will collapse as a result of environmental change. Adam Rutherford speaks to 2 scientists from a major new study who with the help of seals and Boaty McBoat face will be investigating what goes on under the glacier and what drilling into the rocks under the sea can tell us. And while the work of the new Antarctic team-up is studying the impact of the rise of sea levels, here in the UK, researchers are similarly concerned about the warming of the oceans, but on the specific effect it could have on sea birds. Inside Science's Jack Meegan reports from the Yorkshire coast. The Temperate House at Kew has undergone a 5 year restoration and now is about to open to the public, Adam goes along to get a preview. Who owns ancient DNA? A recent article in the journal Science argues that we need to think harder about the living relatives of indigenous people and not simply treat their human remains as "artifacts".

Miranda Janatka is a botanical horticulturist at Kew, based in the Temperate Unit of the Tropical Nursery. Working with one of the most diverse collections of plants in the world, she propagates and provides plants for scientific research as well as the display glasshouses at Kew. On this weeks episode Peter Donegan chats with Miranda about what she is currently doing, in this case - cultivating plants to go into the Temperate House, the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world and very soon to be reopened following at £41 million restoration project. The Sodshow is available every Friday in Spotify, all good podcast stores and www.sodshow.com Peter and Miranda chat everything from how she ended up in horticulture, growing rice, her involvement in the Hardy Plant Society and of course there are a few unintentional detours along the way. And, if you have a mo, a rate / review in iTunes would be just fan-tastic. Much thanks for listening Xx Twitter: @sodshow facebook: The Sodshow instagram: sodshow The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a centre of internationally important botanical research and education. Set in a beautiful 326 acre garden in South West London, it is home to one of world’s most important and impressive plant collections. The Temperate House re-opens on the 5th of May 2018 and Kew has events throughout the year including behind the scene nursery tours. More info: twitter: @Miranda_J RBG Kew: www.kew.org/kew-gardens

Ealing girl Konnie Huq finds out more about her favourite green spaces in London - Kew Gardens and Northala Fields. Konnie's late mother often took the family to Kew Gardens as it reminded her of her childhood in Bangladesh. Konnie goes back to Kew to revisit memories of her mother with her sister Nutun, before meeting scientists and horticulturalists to discover more about the work that goes on behind the scenes. She also gets a sneak preview of the newly renovated Temperate House that's been closed to the public for 5 years. Konnie has two young sons and their favourite London park is Northala Fields in Northolt. She finds out how this award-winning park was created from rubble from the demolition of the old Wembley Stadium, which created its four dramatic conical hills.