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Featured in this episodePest control in the Palm House Find out moreIf you've still got questions posed by the first series check out the extensive online Frequently Asked Questions Other episodes
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BBC's 'A Year at Kew' - first series shown in 2004Episode 1Felling of the Beech treeAt the south end of the garden an old beech tree has honey fungus and must come down. It's the last tree that Kew’s Tree Gang will fell during a busy winter, and is their sign that a long winter has finally given way to spring. Go Wild FestivalEach year Kew plays host to a big summer festival. In 2003, the year of the BBC filming, the Go Wild festival represented a celebration of Britain’s wide range of flora and fauna. Simon Cole, manager of the conservation area, is in a race against time to get one of the main attractions, the human sized badger sett, ready for the launch day. His brother, Tim, is also involved, building a Field Hospital entirely from reclaimed wood and materials to look at the medicinal uses of British plants through the ages. Will either be ready on time? Titan ArumThe world’s largest flower is the Titan Arum and it’s also one of the smelliest. Kew staff have the unenviable job of caring for it and trying to work out if the bud will flower or not. Invasion of BeesIt’s a busy weekend at Kew and the Kew Police Force have come across a problem. A swarm of bees have made hives in one of the trees and they have to be removed. Tony Hall, part time bee keeper and team leader in the arboretum, is called to the rescue. Pest control in the Palm HouseThe Palm House is the finest existing Victorian glasshouse in the world and home to an extraordinary and exotic collection of plants. But Keeper Emma Fox has a problem with pests which is threatening the whole collection. She must don face mask and protective clothing to turn the Palm House back into a tropical rainforest and release millions of fungal spores to get rid of the pests.
Find out moreIf you've still got questions posed by the BBC series check out the extensive online Frequently Asked Questions
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