Aims in respect of the living plant
collection are:
- Conserve the heritage value of the
living plant collection.
- Interpret the changing role of the
botanical collections through history.
- Adapt the living plant collection to
accommodate the effects of climate
change.
- Introduce contemporary gardens
representing plant biodiversity
and the need for world wide plant
conservation.
- Express the local floodplain and
riverside terraces habitat of Kew
Gardens.