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"Kew Gardens" is a short story by the English author Virginia Woolf. It was first published privately in 1919, then more widely in 1921 in the collection Monday or Tuesday, and subsequently in the posthumous collection A Haunted House (1944). Originally accompanying illustrations by Vanessa Bell, its visual organisation has been described as analogous to a post-impressionist painting.

The Plant Hunter's Atlas is a volume telling some of the most extraordinary tales of horticultural discovery and exploring the characters behind the stories. Taking in the world's inhabited continents and spanning the centuries, the stories range from tales of derring-do in the age of discovery to modern-day botanists working at the cutting-edge of science. The text explores how plant hunters have been inspired by everything from scientific curiosity to economic greed, and their own ingrained sense of adventure.

It's 1916, and England is at war. Desperate to help in whatever way they can, Ivy and Louisa enlist as gardeners at Kew, taking on the jobs of the men who have gone to fight. Under their care, the gardens begin to flourish - but Ivy and Louisa aren't being treated fairly, and not everyone wants them there. Without women's rights, the pair begins to struggle - but can the support of the Suffragettes help their cause? And when a tragedy overseas affects the people closest to them, can the women of Kew pull together to support themselves and their country through the darkest of times?

The Royal Botanic Gardens in London are lovely, no doubt. Many people wander down the flowered path; couples with children, young men with their elders, working class woman, and dating couples. Regardless of their circumstances, they all take in the beauty around them.

It's 1940, and for newlywed Daisy Turner, Kew Gardens is a haven away from the bombs that are falling nightly on her East End home. She grew up around plants - her parents met when they were gardeners at Kew in the last war. And her work on the Dig for Victory campaign at Kew keeps her occupied while her husband, Rex, is away in the RAF. Beth Sanderson works with Daisy at the gardens, but she dreams of being a doctor while juggling her gardening job with nursing shifts. And there's the added complication of her forbidden romance with her colleague, Gus Campbell.

In return for a random act of kindness, scholar Li Bai Chang presents young cook Kat Holloway with a rare and precious gift - a box of tea. Kat thinks no more of her unusual visitor until two days later when the kitchen erupts with the news that Lady Cynthia's next-door neighbor has been murdered.

Kew Gardens may not be unlike any beautiful garden you might visit. However, Virginia Woolf, invites us to inspect the minds of a few who visit the garden. This is a place of dreams, an oasis, a hideaway from all that is busy and frantic.

Adeline Virginia Woolf (January 1882-1941) was an English writer and one of the preeminent modernists of the 20th century. "Kew Gardens" is a short story set in the London botanic garden of the same name on a hot July day. The narrative consists of brief evocative snapshots of four groups of people as they pass by a flowerbed.

Wildlife is becoming extinct at an alarming rate and habitats are under strain. What can nature itself teach us about how to heal our planet and support biodiversity? In Unearthed, the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew invites you to explore how plant and fungal knowledge can be harnessed to change our world for the better. Series 3 “Unearthed: Nature needs us”, takes us on a journey from soil to sky, scaling the tangle of nature’s systems and interactions to help us tackle the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. Dr Mya-Rose Craig (AKA “Birdgirl”) hears from Kew experts, as ...

Thanks to Royal Jelly, Holmes is a fit 74-year-old, who has lost his interest in bees and returned to detecting, joining forces again with his colleague and friend, Dr. John Hamish Watson, a 75-year-old unfit twice-widower, who hankers after the good old days of derring-do. Together they explore the case of the Kew Gardens Gnomes and their fiery vengeance; the Portobello Pornographer and the reappearance of an old enemy; the Camden Counterfeiter and the theft of Doctor Watson's identity; the Kensington Kidnapper and the hefty price on Mrs Hudson's head; and the Undiscovered Country, in which a successful writer is haunted by his most famous character.

Rückkehr nach Kew Gardens. 1929: Charlotte ist eine anerkannte Rosenzüchterin, ihr Anwesen Summerlight House gilt als Inbegriff englischer Gartenkunst. Doch in der Wirtschaftskrise muss Charlottes Ehemann Victor seine Fabrik schließen, Haus und Garten sind kaum noch zu unterhalten. Unvermittelt taucht der verschollen geglaubte Besitzer des Hauses auf und zwingt die Brombergs, Summerlight House zu verlassen. Als die Koffer gepackt sind, stirbt Victor an einem Infarkt. Und der junge Gärtner Quinn, der für sie stets eine Stütze in schweren Zeiten war, folgt seiner Frau nach Irland.

Victor Bromberg kauft für seine junge Braut Charlotte das repräsentative Anwesen Summerlight House. Ihre Ehe ist standesgemäß und voller Pflichten. Charlotte gibt ihre Arbeit in Kew Gardens schweren Herzens auf, sie steckt all ihre Kraft und Fantasie in den verwilderten Garten ihres neuen Hauses. Die Gartenkennerin Vita Sackville-West inspiriert sie, und Charlotte beginnt, ihre Blumenzucht zu vervollkommnen.

London, 1920. Charlotte Windley scheint das Glück auf ihrer Seite zu haben. Bereits als Kind bereiste sie mit ihrem Großvater die englischen Inseln, immer auf der Suche nach seltenen Pflanzen. Jetzt ist sie in der prächtigen Parkanlage Kew Gardens als Botanikerin angestellt und könnte mit ihrem heimlichen Geliebten nach Asien fahren. Doch ein schrecklicher Unfall hinterlässt ihre Familie beinahe mittellos. Charlotte ringt mit sich, soll sie die Expedition absagen? Und auf das Werben von Victor Bromberg eingehen?