Kew turns 250


As the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew celebrates its 250th birthday, we take a look at some of the splendours the tourist attraction has to offer.

From compost to eye catching plants Kew Gardens has many more hidden attractions such as a Japanese wooden Minka house, built in 2001 to celebrate the Japanese festival, a giant pagoda, as well as bamboo, rose and bonzai collections.

From compost to eye catching plants Kew Gardens has many more hidden attractions such as a Japanese wooden Minka house, built in 2001 to celebrate the Japanese festival, a giant pagoda, as well as bamboo, rose and bonzai collections.


As the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew celebrates its 250th birthday, we take a look at some of the splendours the tourist attraction has to offer.

8:22am Mon 16 Feb 09

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