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# Travel the world with Kew this summer
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## Travel the world this summer and discover Kew Gardens without having to
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venture as far as the airport - on until Sunday 25 September 2011.
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![Travel the world with Kew this summer: Tropical Rainforest][1]
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Travel the world with Kew this summer: Tropical Rainforest
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![Travel the world with Kew this summer: East Asia][2]
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Travel the world with Kew this summer: East Asia
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1:17PM BST 24 May 2011
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_**Travel the world this summer with Kew**_
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Escape to different worlds this summer and discover Kew Gardens without having
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to venture as far as the airport.
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**East Asia**
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View the remarkable and iconic Chinese-style Pagoda, framed by its stunning
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tree-lined vista, or discover a traditional Japanese wooden house tucked away
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in a bamboo glade.
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Unwind at the tranquil Japanese landscape boasting beautiful blossom and
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structured planting.
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## Related Articles
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* [Win free entry to the Kew Gardens Summer Festival][3]
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24 May 2011
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**Tropical rainforest **
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Immerse yourself in the steamy heat of the tropics and explore the
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biodiversity of the rainforest canopy, from Brazilian tropical palms to
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ancient cycads in the Palm House.
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**The Alps**
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Explore the secluded mountain retreat and discover the soothing waterfalls and
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delicate flowers found in the mountain ranges of the world.
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See more of the delicate alpine plants in the Davies Alpine House.
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**Desert landscapes **
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Immerse yourself in the steamy heat of the tropics and explore the
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biodiversity of the rainforest canopy, from Brazilian tropical palms to
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ancient cycads in the Palm House.
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**The Mediterranean Garden**
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Recapture the unique feel of the beautiful and aromatic Mediterranean
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environment.
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Explore groves of olives, stone pines and cork oak underplanted with fragrant
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lavenders in our sensual Mediterranean Garden.
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**The Californian redwoods**
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Wind your way through Kew's magnificent giant and coastal redwoods, the
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largest and tallest tree family in the world. Absorb the majestic atmosphere
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as you marvel at these soaring trees.
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**Australia **
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View the stunning display of Australian flora, taking you from the east coast
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across to the western granite outcrops. Discover the menthol-scented
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eucalyptus and the endangered Wollemi pine.
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_**Summer festival exhibitions**_
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Visit these special exhibitions throughout the summer festival:
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**Hard Rain and What'll You Do Now?**
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View this thought provoking and highly topical photographic exhibition 'Hard
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Rain' consisting of 43 photographs illustrating each line of Bob Dylan's 'A
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Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall'. Kew also launches a new exhibit 'What'll You Do
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Now?' which explores proven solutions to the problems illustrated in Hard
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Rain.
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**International Garden Photographer of the Year**
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Come and see this fantastic outdoor photographic exhibition featuring amateur
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and professional entries of digital garden photography. View over 100 enlarged
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photographs and admire the photographic skill and composition from winners of
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this internationally renowned competition.
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**South African Botanical Art**
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From Sat 25 June - Over 60 contemporary paintings will be on show in The
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Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, mostly executed by South African
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artists. The unique and exciting flora has stimulated many artists to paint
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extraordinary strelitzias, protea and cycads or their exquisite lilies and
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fire ephemerals.
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**For more information visit: [kew.org/summer][4] **
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festival-201/8533162/Travel-world-Kew-Gardens-summer-festival.html
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## [Kew Gardens Summer Festival 2011][10]
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[1]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01903/KEW-
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[2]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01903/KEW-EAST-
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[3]: /sponsored/gardening/kew-gardens-summer-festival-201/8532567/Kew-
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Gardens-Summer-Festival-competiton.html
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[4]: http://kew.org/summer
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[6]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/4590190/Share-this-article-
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[11]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/
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[12]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/gardening/
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