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The Palm House was designed by Decimus Burton, architect of the Athenaeum Club (photo by Heather Owen)
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Among the flora that border this pleasant path are several poisonous plants (photo by Heather Owen)
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Attractive but toxic (photo by Heather Owen)
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If only we could get close enough to read the label... (photo by Heather Owen)
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Nux vomica, obtained from the seed of this West Indian tree, contains strychnine. It's used today in homeopathic medicine (photo by Heather Owen)
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In the Hive we enter the world of a real beehive, with 1,000 LED lights stimulated by the vibrations of bees in the Gardens (photo by Heather Owen)
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Coffea arabica - the coffee plant (photo by Heather Owen)
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"A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land..." (photo by Heather Owen)
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Visitors to Kew this spring could see a different kind of flowering, courtesy of celebrated US artist Dale Chihuly (photo by Heather Owen)
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The Reflections on Nature exhibition includes such works as Sapphire Star, first composed in 2010 and now taking pride of place beside the gardens' Victoria Gate (photo by Heather Owen)
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The Opal and Amber Tower grew out of Chihuly's fascination with chandeliers like the one he created for the V & A in 2001 (photo by Heather Owen)
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The Chinese pagoda, designed by William Chambers, was built in 1761 (photo by Heather Owen)
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Recently restored, the Pagoda is open to visitors for the first time in decades (photo by Heather Owen)
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After more than 230 years the dragons have returned to the Pagoda! (photo by Heather Owen)
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The original 80 dragons had been removed by 1784. Now dragons once more adorn the Pagoda (photo by Heather Owen)
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The lower eight dragons were carved from cedar wood (photo by Heather Owen)
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The other 72 dragons were created on a 3D printer! (photo by Heather Owen)
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Every dragon on the Pagoda is unique (photo by Heather Owen)
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Close by is the Rugger ground where Big Bob Ferguson threw John H Watson "over the ropes into the crowd" (photo by Heather Owen)