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kew july 2026

Logger of the trip

Alex, Matthew and I went to Kew on a very hot day modified by a gentle breeze

Clematis viticella 'Etoile Violette'

Agapanthus

Cestrum parqui

Pickerel weed

Carbon garden hot colours

The Carbon Garden reveals the invisible, bringing to life the critical role carbon plays in sustaining life on Earth, communicating the scale of the climate crisis, and sharing the extraordinary potential of the natural world to combat it.

The new garden features multiple different areas that explore the relationship between plants, carbon and the future. In the centre of the Carbon Garden, the pavilion designed by Mizzi Studio is inspired by the symbiotic relationship between the plant and fungal kingdoms, and is created using low-carbon, natural materials.

Celosia argentea plumosa nana

Bedding in front of the Palm House

Rosa 'Princess Anne'

A bees nest in a fissure in a tree

'Buddha's Hand'   Citrus medica var. sarcodactyllis

Brassalopsis dumicola

Nelumbo 'Phoenix Feather'

N. 'Phoenix Feather bud

Nelumbo - the lotus

Justicia carnea

Angel's trumpets

Unnamed tree

We had a restorative cup of tea before making for the train.   The Overground had air conditioning, but the main line one did not...