The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Vegetables: The Art and Science to Grow Your Own Vegetables (7) (Kew Experts)

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Kew Gardens holds further collections of scientific importance including a Fungarium (for fungi), a plant DNA bank and a seed bank. [89] The Kew Fungarium houses approximately 1.25 million specimens of dried fungi. [92] Library and archives [ edit ] Kew has one of the largest compost heaps in Europe, made from green and woody waste from the gardens and the manure from the stables of the Household Cavalry. [43] The compost is mainly used in the gardens, but on occasion has been auctioned as part of a fundraising event for the gardens. [44] A double porticoed Doric temple in stone with a series of cast-iron panels set in the inside walls commemorating British military victories from Minden (1759) to Waterloo (1815). It was built in 1837 by Sir Jeffery Wyatville, and originally called The Pantheon. Named after King William IV (1830–37). It is Grade II listed. [65] Temple of Aeolus [ edit ] The building underwent significant restoration, with leading conservation architects Donald Insall Associates, before being reopened to the public in 2006. [72] It is administered separately from Kew Gardens, by Historic Royal Palaces.

The Arid Collection (including Cactaceae and many other succulent plants) is housed in the Tropical Nursery, the Princess of Wales Conservatory and the Temperate House. [83]Jodrell Laboratory". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014 . Retrieved 17 June 2014. The Marianne North Gallery was built in the 1880s to house the paintings of Marianne North, an MP's daughter who travelled alone to North and South America, South Africa, and many parts of Asia, at a time when women rarely did so, to paint plants. The gallery has 832 of her paintings. She left the paintings to Kew on condition that the layout of the paintings in the gallery would not be altered.

The crossing won a special award from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2008. [40] The Hive [ edit ]Parks Regulation Act 1872: 3 Definition of "park-keeper" Section 3". www.legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 25 August 2014.