Display of flowering orchids at Kew Gardens, London. Image by Tim Sandle Display of flowering orchids at Kew Gardens, London. Image by Tim Sandle There are many impressive and beautiful plants around ...

A much-needed splash of colour comes to west London this February, in the form of Kew Gardens' annual Orchids festival. The celebration of the popular bloom this year focuses on Cameroon; the West ...

Reflecting on the brilliance of orchids. Image (C) Tim Sandle. Reflecting on the brilliance of orchids. Image (C) Tim Sandle. Each February the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London hosts ‘Orchids by ...

Vanda orchids float above the water on wires - they don't need soil, just humidity Then they have a strop and die - just like that. How many times have you purred over the ones for sale in your local ...

Orchid lovers are in for a treat this month as two major orchid celebrations get into full swing, creating a wealth of inspiration for visitors. Kew Gardens is focusing on the unique flora and fauna ...

Dendrophylax lindenii has flowered for the first time in the UK A species of endangered orchid has flowered in the UK for the first time. Dendrophylax lindenii, known as the Florida Ghost Orchid in ...

Every February, 120,000 visitors escape the frost to experience a winter warmer like no other --an orchid oasis dripping with colour at the world's best-known botanic garden. Around 5,500 of these ...

The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London, showcases thousands of bright exotic blooms in its annual orchid festival. Image caption, A team of 20 horticulturalists have taken four weeks to install ...

They are deceptive, exotic and strange. There are more of them per square kilometer in Costa Rica than anywhere else on the planet. As a matter of fact Costa Rica is home to more than 1,300 orchid ...

Solene Dequiret puts the finishing touches to the Kew Orchid festival in the Prince of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens in West London. The exhibition called 'Orchids' runs from Saturday Febuary 9th ...

Ellie, a horticulturist at Kew Botanical Gardens, makes final adjustments during a media pre-view of an Orchid festival at Kew Botanical Gardens in London, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. The exhibition of ...