Celebrating 300 years of St Anne’s Church

2014 was the tercentenary of St Anne’s Church on Kew Green. The church is steeped in history connected to Kew Gardens. Visit the church to see the botanical links inside, including the new botanical altar hangings and the new baptismal font with references to the Palm House.

Many plants have become significant and often sacred in societies around the world, after being used for thousands of years in food, medicine and faith. Look out for plants in the Gardens at Kew to discover how they have become integral to so many cultures.

Faith in plants trail

ELIZABETHGATE

BRENTFORD GATE

VICTORIAGATE

LION GATE

Temperate House

Xstrata Treetop Walkway

Henry Moore Sculpture

Palm House

Princess of Wales Conservatory

Kew Palace

Faith in plants trailExplore the Gardens using the map below to locate the plants listed here. You can look for them in any order.

1. Aloe (Aloe vera) Cultural

2. Coffee (Coffea arabica) Cultural

3. Cacao (Theobroma cacao) Maya culture

4. Frankincense (Boswellia sacra) Christianity

5. Christ’s thorn (Ziziphus spina-christi) Christianity

6. Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Hinduism

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7. Rose (Rosa rubiginosa) Islam

8. English oak (Quercus robur) Paganism

9. Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Buddhism

10. Olive (Olea europaea) Judaism

11. Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) Hinduism

12. Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) Christianity

13. Sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum) Sikhism

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