00:00Kew is appealing for £1 million to help save its palm house, which needs a £66 million renovation.
00:08The Victorian glass house has stood at the heart of Kew Gardens since the 1840s and houses more than 1
00:16,000 tropical plant species.
00:18Kew says many are rare, threatened or extinct in the wild, and the collection supports research into conservation, food security
00:25and biodiversity.
00:26About half the renovation funding has already been secured.
00:31The palm house will close in February 2027 before reopening briefly in the summer and then shutting fully for work
00:38in autumn.
00:39The renovation is expected to take three or four years.
