Kew gardens is essentially a botanical garden situated near the south banks of the river Thames. It is now known as the Royal botanical gardens combining the previous twin gardens of Kew estate as well as the Richmond estate. They belong to the royals due to the fact that they were owned by various members of the royal family over a long period of time. Some even had their temporary residences in the gardens. The gardens house many garden buildings and botanical specimens. It was eventually inherited by King George under whose guidance is reached its complete glory. His director Joseph Banks, sent botanists to different countries to collect rare samples because of which the gardens were central to botanical research at that time. After his death however, it feel into disrepair.
The garden is a total of 300 acres now and was eventually handed to the state government by the royals. The gardens now houses a museum of botany and a library. Greenhouses were later added and the land was continually expanded. It houses the largest collection of plants in the world and now houses the botanical research center. It offers tourists with great landscapes and formal gardens. The green houses have exhibits of rare plants. The museum also has wonderful photographs and art of botany.
It is situated around greater London and easily accessible. It is open to public and has many attractions to enthusiasts who can view the evolution of plants through the exhibitions and the wood museum displays how paper can be manufactured and also has inlaid wood cabinets. It also houses over 600 varieties of grasses from around the planet.