The Temperate House in Kew Gardens is once again, as the naturalist Sir David Attenborough describes it, “a breathtakingly beautiful space”. The great glass and iron doors to this botanical cathedral, first opened in 1863, closed in 2013 for the most complex restoration project in the history of Kew Gardens, and will reopen to the public on Saturday. “When I had an office job I used to come to Kew at weekends when I was depressed and take deep breaths,” he recalled. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Bird-of-paradise flower Strelitzia Reginae seen inside Kew Gardens Glasshouse. Richard Barley, the director of horticulture at Kew, said the project was an example of world-class horticulture, science and design working together.

Source: The Guardian May 03, 2018 07:46 UTC