Saving England's most threatened species from extinction
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10th June 2018
At the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) we grow our seedlings in the nursery. Just like human babies, young plants need a lot of care! Spring is the busiest season in the glasshouses, where thriving seedlings quickly take over any free space. It is a treat to watch these tiny plants flourish and incredibly rewarding to […]
Read more1st May 2018
It’s one thing having billions of seeds stored safely for future research and conservation. Converting these seeds into healthy seed-bearing plants for restoration is another challenge! At the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB), germination testing is a key process for long-term seed quality monitoring and, importantly, it enables us to find the ideal conditions to promote […]
Read more29th March 2018
It’s one thing having billions of seeds stored safely for future research and conservation. Converting these seeds into healthy seed-bearing plants for restoration is another challenge! At the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB), germination testing is a key process for long-term seed quality monitoring and, importantly, it enables us to find the ideal conditions to promote […]
Read more6th March 2018
An introduction to the work that Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank will be doing for Back from the Brink, within our Colour in the Margins project.
Read more5th March 2018
Beneath the tufted ears of wheat or the stubble-stalks of autumns harvest. Tucked down in the furrows scored by the plough and thriving in the pockets of land reclaimed by the spreading hedgerow.
This is where they reside; the dwellers of the arable margin.