1945 - Today: Modern Kew

Post-war Britain saw hardship, rationing and a degree of privation. Initially Kew relied on grants and gifts for capital projects. As time passed, funds became available for major restorations as well as some new works. A welcome expansion came with the lease and management of Wakehurst Place in Sussex, to become Kew's sister estate in the country. It was during this period, too, that the conservation ethic came strongly to the forefront of Kew's thinking.

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After the war

Dr George Taylor & the Bicentennial

1970s and 80s - new glasshouses

The 1990s and Kew's conservation ethic

Kew into the 21st century

Kew's Mission

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