“The collection of
the world’s largest living plants is known as Kew Gardens.” It was founded in
1840. The area in which Kew Gardens are situated is known as ‘Kew’.
It is more than 250 years old and there are 30,000 living
plant species
1) It
has its own police force for more than 150 years. They are responsible for on-site
security. It consist of 17 members and one vehicle. It is the world’s smallest
police force.
2) In
the storm of 1987 Garden lost 700 specimens. There was a special tree named “Turner’s Oak” a giant English oat plant. In 1987
the roots were appeared to be damaged. When after the storm the staff arrived
to remove the tree, they saw it struggling. It was provided more space and air
and it came back to healthy tree. After that a new method was developed for
treating old tress as providing them “Airspade”
means to inject nitrogen underground. But it is a slow process and take years.
3) The oldest
pot plant is here in Garden named “Encephalartos
altensteinii”. It has 4 meter wide trunk and after 20 years it is routed
roughly.
4) The garden was contributed to the war efforts.
The “Royal Aircraft Establishment” was
granted permission to go to high “pagoda” and
throw bombs down 163 ft.
5) Garden has only tube stop with its own pub called
Kew Garden Station previously known as The Railway. It is also home for Kew Gardens
Footbridge.
7) It provides a home to the smallest royal palace. The palace which is close to the
size of manor house was gifted by Queen Victoria to the nation in 1837 and it remained
open to public. Queen’s 80th birthday was celebrated in 2006 in that
palace.
