I was interested to read during my visit to Kew Gardens about a palm that is so large it can be seen on Google Earth.
This new genus of self-destructive palm growing in Madagascar has been identified by experts at Kew. It flowers itself to death during its spectacular lifecycle by growing a trunk up to [...]
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The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew is THE place to visit in London if you want to see the world’s largest collection of 40,000 plants.
I was at Kew yesterday to witness the opening of the new Rhizotron and Xstrata Treetop Walkway which adds new meaning to the expression - a bird’s eye view!
Balancing some [...]
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The United Nations Environment Programme has just announced that it is planning to plant 7 billion trees before the end of 2008 in an effort to absorb CO2 and slow down climate change.
If enough of them are planted it may be possible to make a difference and reverse some of the effects of deforestation at [...]
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