Past and present: London's Kew Gardens in pictures - Temperate House, the worlds largest greenhouse, has just reopened after five years of renovation work.
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Five-year restoration - An indoor photograph of the restored and newly-opened Temperate House taken yesterday.
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Commonwealth visit - Theresa May's husband, Philip May, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex tour Kew Gardens last month as part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
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Inside the new Temperate house - A caretaker watering inside the renovated Victorian Temperate House.
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Garden cycling - A visitor cycling by the Temperate House as it opened it doors to the public yesterday.
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Treetop walkway views - A visitor walking on the new Rhizotron and Xstrata Treetop walkway.
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Temperate House ice rink - Visitors ice-skating outside Temperate House in December 2004.
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Christmas festival at night - Palm House lit in green lights at night in November 2013 for Kew Gardens' after-dark Christmas festival launch.
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The Big Stink - The Big Stink, formally known as Kew Garden's Titan Arum, pictured in the Prince of Wales Conservatory in April 2016.
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Thai Orchid Festival - A gardener putting the finishing touches to an orchid archway ahead of the Thai Orchid Festival earlier this year.
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Watering Azaleas - Gardener watering Azalea flowers in a greenhouse in 1938.
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Young surveyor - A young flower enthusiast examining snowdrops in February 1943.
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Safety first - Kew Gardens gardener Sophia Pienkos spraying plants with toxic preservatives wearing what looks like a space suit in 1970.
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Spring orchids - A gardener surveying 'Phaius' orchids in March 1953.
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Water lily maintenance - Giant lilies being water by garden caretaker in September 1929.
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Riverside painting - An artist painting by the river bank in March 1937.
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Spring cleaning - Workmen cleaning the Observatory's glass roof on March 18, 1930.
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Workmen in the observatory - An indoor view of men working on the observatory's glass roof in March 1930.
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Botanical garden party - Stage actress Marie Lohr attending a garden party in Kew Gardens' Botanical Garden in August 1916.
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Girl power - Girls giving Kew Gardens' Californian Pinaceae Sequdiadendron Giganteum tree a punch in 1963.
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Inside the Palm house - Gardener and plant specialist GH Andersen taking care of a Brownea Crawfordii flower from the Palm House in April 1954.
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Inside the Giant Lily House - Kew Gardens director John Heslop Harrington holding a Guyana pineapple plant in the Giant Lily House in 1973.
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Rose pergola - Director John Heslop-Harrison and his wife adore a pergola covered in roses in June 1971.
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Huge water lilies - A gardener cleaning a huge water lily in Kew Gardens' Tropical House in June 1935.
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Conservation advice - A conservator giving tips on food and crop planting in 1940.
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Gardener at work - A gardener tends to plants in 1938 in a Kew Gardens greenhouse.
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Growing food - A caretaker gives a tour and talk-through on crop growth at Kew Gardens on May 20, 1942.
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Inside the Australian House - A picture of the Australian House, now known as Evolution House, being built in August 1951.
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Construction of the Australian House - Workmen adding finishing touches to the new Australian House (a.k.a. Evolution House) in August 1951.
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Synchronised - Workmen scrubbing the observatory's glass roof clean in March 1930.
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Cleaning - Men work hard to clean the outside of the greenhouse in January 1936.
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Kew Gardens Pagoda - A photograph from September 1953 of Kew Gardens' recently painted Pagoda.
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Orchid House in winter - The Orchid Houses pictured on a chilly winter day on January 8, 1913.
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Past and present: London's Kew Gardens in pictures
Stunning photographs of Kew Gardens throughout the years
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Kew Gardens' Temperate House is now open to the public, after five long years of renovation and restoration. Take a look through the gallery for photos of London's most famous botanical garden.
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