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Kew Gardens: 'Orchids' - new exhibition

Friday 07 February 2014 10:14 GMT

Workers of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Alex Hoyle and Elisa Biondo put final touches to the orchids

In pictures: 'Orchids' - new exhibition at Kew Gardens

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In pictures: 'Orchids' - new exhibition at Kew Gardens

'Orchids' at Kew Gardens, London

Workers of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Alex Hoyle and Elisa Biondo put final touches to the orchids

In pictures: 'Orchids' - new exhibition at Kew Gardens

'Orchids' at Kew Gardens, London

'Orchids', the first festival on the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew's events calendar showcases thousands of exotic and rare orchids in the steamy environment of the Princess of Wales Conservatory

In pictures: 'Orchids' - new exhibition at Kew Gardens

'Orchids' at Kew Gardens, London

Elisa Biondo arranges plants in the new exhibition 'Orchids' in the Princess of Wales Conservatory

In pictures: 'Orchids' - new exhibition at Kew Gardens

'Orchids' at Kew Gardens, London

Horticulturalists Ellie Biondi and Alex De Hoyle arrange plants in the new exhibition 'Orchids' in the Princess of Wales Conservatory at the Royal Botanic Gardens

In pictures: 'Orchids' - new exhibition at Kew Gardens

'Orchids' at Kew Gardens, London

Ellie Biondi holds one of the yellow orchids in a new exhibition in the Princess of Wales Conservatory at the Royal Botanic Gardens

In pictures: 'Orchids' - new exhibition at Kew Gardens

'Orchids' at Kew Gardens, London

Elisa Biondo with 'Vanda' orchids at the Royal Botanic Gardens

In pictures: 'Orchids' - new exhibition at Kew Gardens

'Orchids' at Kew Gardens, London

The 'Orchids' exhibition features over 6500 hybrid orchids which have taken a team of 20 horticulturalists 4 weeks to build

In pictures: 'Orchids' - new exhibition at Kew Gardens

'Orchids' at Kew Gardens, London

Jess Lee arranges plants in the new exhibition 'Orchids' in the Princess of Wales Conservatory at the Royal Botanic Gardens

In pictures: 'Orchids' - new exhibition at Kew Gardens

'Orchids' at Kew Gardens, London

An employee poses for pictures with Vanda orchids during a photocall for the 2014 'Orchids Festival' at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew

In pictures: 'Orchids' - new exhibition at Kew Gardens

'Orchids' at Kew Gardens, London

Caroline Craig takes a look at the exotic and rare orchids in the Princess of Wales Conservatory

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