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113 <div data-header-border class="site-header__border opacity-0"><span class="sr-only">End of navigation</span></div> 114</header> 115 116 <div data-scroll-container> 117 <main id="top" data-scroll-section> 118 119 120 121<div class="components"> 122 123 124<section data-header-behaviour="default" class="component component--merge pt-45 pb-20 lg:pb-24 lg:pt-55 xl:pb-35" id="page-heading-component-53492649"> 125 <div class="margin-layout grid-layout relative"> 126 127 128 <div class="col-start-1 col-end-13 text-center md:col-start-3 md:col-end-11 lg:col-start-4 lg:col-end-10"> 129 <h1 class="typo-h1"><span class="block">The History of the Kew Guild</span></h1> 130 </div> 131 132 133 <div class="text-center col-start-2 col-end-12 mt-4.5 lg:col-start-5 lg:col-end-9"> 134 135 136<div class="rich-text text-theme"> 137 <h5><span class="h5">For more than a century the Kew Guild has been the thread of continuity that binds present staff and students to those that have gone before.</span></h5> 138</div> 139 140 </div> 141 </div> 142</section> 143 144 145<section data-header-behaviour="default" class="component component--merge container--large" id="text-promo-component-42803614"> 146 <div class="grid-layout margin-layout"> 147 148 <div class="col-span-12 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-end-11 flex flex-col items-center text-dark-green"> 149 <h2 class="sandwich-border--black typo-pre whitespace-nowrap mb-5 lg:mb-8">The Archives</h2> 150 151 <div class="typo-h3 lg:typo-h2 text-center"><p>To this date, the Kew Guild maintains a physical archive of historical papers, the majority of which have been deposited with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Archive who now retain ownership and ongoing management of the collection. Parts of the archive collection are also stored with individual members of the Guild.</p></div> 152 </div> 153 154 155 <div class="col-span-12 mt-8 flex justify-center button-wrapper--primary lg:mt-16"> 156 157 158<a data-label="Discover the Archives" class="button group" href="http://www.calmview.eu/Kew/CalmView/Overview.aspx"> 159 <span data-text="Discover the Archives" class="button-span group-hover:before:translate-y-0 group-hover:before:ease-custom group-hover:before:duration-500"> 160 <span class="button-text primary group-hover:-translate-y-full group-hover:ease-custom group-hover:duration-500"> 161 Discover the Archives 162 </span> 163 </span> 164</a> 165 166 </div> 167 </div> 168</section> 169 170 171<section data-header-behaviour="default" class="component component--merge container component--merge" id="media-component-48851544"> 172 <div class="grid-layout gap-y-8 lg:gap-y-16 margin-layout"> 173 <div class="odd:col-start-1 odd:col-end-7 odd:md:col-end-6 even:md:col-start-8 even:col-start-7 even:col-end-13 flex flex-col row-auto "> 174 175 176 <div class="w-full "> 177 <img class="w-full h-auto block object-cover" sizes="min-width(768px) calc((100vw - 97.6px) * (5/12)), calc((100vw - 46px) * .5)" alt="" src="/media/a25nce1q/gardeners.png?width=100&quality=10&v=1d8c919e84793c0" loading="lazy" srcset="/media/a25nce1q/gardeners.png?width=100&quality=70&v=1d8c919e84793c0 100w, /media/a25nce1q/gardeners.png?width=300&quality=70&v=1d8c919e84793c0 300w, /media/a25nce1q/gardeners.png?width=500&quality=70&v=1d8c919e84793c0 500w, /media/a25nce1q/gardeners.png?width=700&quality=70&v=1d8c919e84793c0 700w, /media/a25nce1q/gardeners.png?width=900&quality=70&v=1d8c919e84793c0 900w, /media/a25nce1q/gardeners.png?width=1100&quality=70&v=1d8c919e84793c0 1100w, /media/a25nce1q/gardeners.png?width=1300&quality=70&v=1d8c919e84793c0 1300w, /media/a25nce1q/gardeners.png?width=1500&quality=70&v=1d8c919e84793c0 1500w, /media/a25nce1q/gardeners.png?width=1700&quality=70&v=1d8c919e84793c0 1700w, /media/a25nce1q/gardeners.png?width=1900&quality=70&v=1d8c919e84793c0 1900w, /media/a25nce1q/gardeners.png?width=2100&quality=70&v=1d8c919e84793c0 2100w" /> 178 </div> 179 <div class="text-dropdown font-ovo w-full mt-3 lg:mt-5"><p>Lady gardeners at Kew, 1939 - â45</p></div> 180 </div> 181 <div class="odd:col-start-1 odd:col-end-7 odd:md:col-end-6 even:md:col-start-8 even:col-start-7 even:col-end-13 flex flex-col row-auto "> 182 183 184 <div class="w-full "> 185 <img class="w-full h-auto block object-cover" sizes="min-width(768px) calc((100vw - 97.6px) * (5/12)), calc((100vw - 46px) * .5)" alt="" src="/media/uwrlmjll/botanical-gardens.png?width=100&quality=10&v=1d8c919e80f93d0" loading="lazy" srcset="/media/uwrlmjll/botanical-gardens.png?width=100&quality=70&v=1d8c919e80f93d0 100w, /media/uwrlmjll/botanical-gardens.png?width=300&quality=70&v=1d8c919e80f93d0 300w, /media/uwrlmjll/botanical-gardens.png?width=500&quality=70&v=1d8c919e80f93d0 500w, /media/uwrlmjll/botanical-gardens.png?width=700&quality=70&v=1d8c919e80f93d0 700w, /media/uwrlmjll/botanical-gardens.png?width=900&quality=70&v=1d8c919e80f93d0 900w, /media/uwrlmjll/botanical-gardens.png?width=1100&quality=70&v=1d8c919e80f93d0 1100w, /media/uwrlmjll/botanical-gardens.png?width=1300&quality=70&v=1d8c919e80f93d0 1300w, /media/uwrlmjll/botanical-gardens.png?width=1500&quality=70&v=1d8c919e80f93d0 1500w, /media/uwrlmjll/botanical-gardens.png?width=1700&quality=70&v=1d8c919e80f93d0 1700w, /media/uwrlmjll/botanical-gardens.png?width=1900&quality=70&v=1d8c919e80f93d0 1900w, /media/uwrlmjll/botanical-gardens.png?width=2100&quality=70&v=1d8c919e80f93d0 2100w" /> 186 </div> 187 </div> 188 </div> 189</section> 190 191 192<section data-header-behaviour="default" class="component component--merge container--large" id="text-promo-component-32144937"> 193 <div class="grid-layout margin-layout"> 194 195 <div class="col-span-12 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-end-11 flex flex-col items-center text-dark-green"> 196 <h2 class="sandwich-border--black typo-pre whitespace-nowrap mb-5 lg:mb-8">Kew Guild Journals</h2> 197 198 <div class="typo-h3 lg:typo-h2 text-center"><p>Back-copies of the Journal of the Kew Guild have been digitised and are available to browse and search. The Journal provides an unbroken annual record of Kew and the Guild since 1893, and is a continuing channel of information. </p></div> 199 </div> 200 201 202 <div class="col-span-12 mt-8 flex justify-center button-wrapper--primary lg:mt-16"> 203 204 205<a data-label="Kew Guild Journals" class="button group" href="https://www.kewguild.org.uk/journal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> 206 <span data-text="Kew Guild Journals" class="button-span group-hover:before:translate-y-0 group-hover:before:ease-custom group-hover:before:duration-500"> 207 <span class="button-text primary group-hover:-translate-y-full group-hover:ease-custom group-hover:duration-500"> 208 Kew Guild Journals 209 </span> 210 </span> 211</a> 212 213 </div> 214 </div> 215</section> 216 217 218<section class="component component--merge container margin-layout" id="text-grid-component-21913193"> 219 <div class="grid-section grid gap-7 lg:gap-y-16 2xl:gap-y-40"> 220 <div class="text-grid text-grid--3-columns"> 221 <div class="text-grid__area-2"> 222 </div> 223 <div class="text-grid__area-3"> 224 <div class="w-full rich-text"><h4>
224Founded in 1893</h4></div> 225 </div> 226 <div class="text-grid__area-4"> 227 <div class="w-full rich-text"><p>The Kew Guild was founded in 1893, as an offshoot of the Kew Mutual Improvement Society (itself created in 1871), with an intention of uniting past and present horticulturists and scientists by means of the publication of an annual journal that would convey news and facilitate communication. The Director, William Thiselton-Dyer, gave his blessing and a committee was formed to carry out the scheme, consisting of W.Watson, W.J. Bean, G.H. Krumbiegel, J. Brown, A.A. Pettigrew and J. Aikman.</p><p>At this time, the fledgling organisation also adopted its motto, âFloreat Kewâ, meaning âMay Kew Flourishâ. A badge for the Guild was first developed in the 1920s. Improvements were made to this in the 1930s but the design was not appropriate from a heraldic point of view and so, in the 1960s, the Guild approached the College of Arms and an official badge and arms were awarded.</p></div> 228 </div> 229 </div> 230 <div class="text-grid text-grid--1-column-right"> 231 <div class="text-grid__area-2"> 232 <div class="w-full rich-text"><p><span class="h1">The Kew organisation adopted its motto, âFloreat Kewâ, meaning âMay Kew Flourishâ.</span></p></div> 233 </div> 234 </div> 235 <div class="text-grid text-grid--2-columns-wide"> 236 <div class="text-grid__area-2"> 237 <div class="w-full rich-text"><p><span class="h3">Initially, the Guild was intended only for gardening staff but, in 1898, this rule was expanded to include those âwho are or who have at any time been employed as gardeners or in any position of responsibility in the Royal Gardens, Kewâ, to become members.</span></p></div> 238 </div> 239 <div class="text-grid__area-4"> 240 </div> 241 </div> 242 <div class="text-grid text-grid--3-columns"> 243 <div class="text-grid__area-2"> 244 <div class="w-full rich-text"><h4>Change for the better</h4></div> 245 </div> 246 <div class="text-grid__area-3"> 247 <div class="w-full rich-text"><p>Among those who became life members early on were Sir Daniel Morris, Sir Joseph Hooker and Sir William Thiselton-Dyer. In 1937, volunteer student gardeners were also admitted to the Guild under the category âAssociate-Membershipâ. The worldwide membership now also includes International Trainees, Research and Liaison Scientists, Diploma and Postgraduate Students and, at the discretion of the Committee, other individuals who have had an association with Kew.</p><p>At its inception, the Guild Journal was intended to provide a vehicle for the publication of the Mutual Improvement Societyâs Annual Prize Essay. The Journal provides an unbroken annual record of Kew and the Guild since 1893, and is a continuing channel of information about the Gardens as well as about the fortunes of current and former staff and students across the world. Its original, successful format has changed little over the years.</p></div> 248 </div> 249 <div class="text-grid__area-4"> 250 <div class="w-full rich-text"><p>There have been a number of periods of concern for the Guild, for example during the financial depression of 1931-2 (when publication of the Journal was delayed), the First World War (when the Journal was reduced and the Annual Dinner abandoned), and the Second World War (when the Journals for 1939 and 1940 were amalgamated).</p><p>The most serious constitutional crisis for the Guild occurred in 1908 when a number of members desired to use the Guild to put pressure on the government for a rise in salaries for the gardening profession in general, a move that went against the fundamental principle that the Guild should not be used for political purposes. Eventually, this proposal was abandoned but not without the resignation of a number of members and the absence of a journal for 1909. The Journal for 1918 contains a Roll of Honour and a war memorial was erected by the Guild in the Temple of Arethusa.</p></div> 251 </div> 252 </div> 253 </div> 254</section> 255 256<section data-header-behaviour="default" data-header-white="false" class="component theme--green py-20 lg:py-0 " id="promo-component-54794584"> 257 <div class="grid-layout relative min-h-[64vw] py-0 lg:py-28 lg:margin-layout 2xl:min-h-[50vw]"> 258 259 <div class="margin-layout lg:mx-0 col-start-1 col-end-13 row-start-1 text-white flex flex-col items-center justify-end text-center py-20"> 260 261 <p class="typo-pre sandwich-border--white mb-auto">History</p> 262 263 <h2 class="typo-h1 mt-28 mb-10 w-[90%] sm:w-3/4 md:w-1/2"><p>Biographies of The Guild</p></h2> 264 265 <div class="px-7 lg:px-0 max-w-[27.5rem]"> 266 267 268<div class="rich-text text-theme"> 269 <p><span class="h5">Discover and explore the timeline of our past friends of Kew Gardens and Wakehurst.</span></p> 270</div> 271 272 </div> 273 274 <div class="button-wrapper--white mt-16"> 275 276 277<a data-label="Explore Our Friends" class="button group" href="/biographies-of-the-guild/"> 278 <span data-text="Explore Our Friends" class="button-span group-hover:before:translate-y-0 group-hover:before:ease-custom group-hover:before:duration-500"> 279 <span class="button-text primary group-hover:-translate-y-full group-hover:ease-custom group-hover:duration-500"> 280 Explore Our Friends 281 </span> 282 </span> 283</a> 284 285 </div> 286 287 </div> 288 289 <div class="col-start-1 col-end-13 row-start-1 -z-1 relative lg:min-h-[50vw]"> 290 <img class="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-cover z-10" sizes="min-width(768px) calc(100vw - 64px), 100vw" alt="" src="/media/3ddg3xqf/palm-house-for-the-guild.jpg?width=100&quality=10&v=1d8fa9ed7e9cc30" loading="lazy" srcset="/media/3ddg3xqf/palm-house-for-the-guild.jpg?width=100&quality=70&v=1d8fa9ed7e9cc30 100w, /media/3ddg3xqf/palm-house-for-the-guild.jpg?width=300&quality=70&v=1d8fa9ed7e9cc30 300w, /media/3ddg3xqf/palm-house-for-the-guild.jpg?width=500&quality=70&v=1d8fa9ed7e9cc30 500w, /media/3ddg3xqf/palm-house-for-the-guild.jpg?width=700&quality=70&v=1d8fa9ed7e9cc30 700w, /media/3ddg3xqf/palm-house-for-the-guild.jpg?width=900&quality=70&v=1d8fa9ed7e9cc30 900w, /media/3ddg3xqf/palm-house-for-the-guild.jpg?width=1100&quality=70&v=1d8fa9ed7e9cc30 1100w, /media/3ddg3xqf/palm-house-for-the-guild.jpg?width=1300&quality=70&v=1d8fa9ed7e9cc30 1300w, /media/3ddg3xqf/palm-house-for-the-guild.jpg?width=1500&quality=70&v=1d8fa9ed7e9cc30 1500w, /media/3ddg3xqf/palm-house-for-the-guild.jpg?width=1700&quality=70&v=1d8fa9ed7e9cc30 1700w, /media/3ddg3xqf/palm-house-for-the-guild.jpg?width=1900&quality=70&v=1d8fa9ed7e9cc30 1900w, /media/3ddg3xqf/palm-house-for-the-guild.jpg?width=2100&quality=70&v=1d8fa9ed7e9cc30 2100w" /> 291 <span class="z-20 opacity-40 absolute inset-0 block bg-black"></span> 292 </div> 293 </div> 294</section> 295 296 297 298<section class="component component--merge container margin-layout" id="text-grid-component-51743018"> 299 <div class="grid-section grid gap-7 lg:gap-y-16 2xl:gap-y-40"> 300 <div class="text-grid text-grid--1-column-left"> 301 <div class="text-grid__area-1"> 302 <div class="w-full rich-text"><p><span class="h2">Kewâs World Garden: A 1940s film was discovered by chance when Michele Losse, Assistant Archivist at RBG Kew and Archives Liaison officer for the Kew Guild, was perusing through a 1941 publication of the Guildâs journal. Michele then located the film at the British Council and its discovery led to its restoration.</span></p></div> 303 </div> 304 </div> 305 </div> 306</section> 307 308<section data-header-behaviour="default" class="component component--merge container component--merge" id="media-component-25426358"> 309 <div class="grid-layout gap-y-8 lg:gap-y-16 margin-layout"> 310 <div class="col-start-1 col-end-13 md:col-start-3 md:col-end-11 flex flex-col row-auto "> 311 312 313 <div class="w-full aspect-w-16 aspect-h-9"> 314 <video-embed class="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full"> 315 <iframe class="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full" 316 src="about:blank" 317 data-src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/eFZ6p1q5mg0?modestbranding=1&playsinline=1&rel=0&autoplay=1" allow="autoplay"></iframe> 318 319 320 321<button class="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full flex justify-center items-center group" type="button"> 322 <img class="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-cover" alt="" src="/media/k0xfs4li/mediafloral.jpg?width=100&quality=10&v=1d8c9b9e0ba5430" loading="lazy" srcset="/media/k0xfs4li/mediafloral.jpg?width=100&quality=70&v=1d8c9b9e0ba5430 100w, /media/k0xfs4li/mediafloral.jpg?width=300&quality=70&v=1d8c9b9e0ba5430 300w, /media/k0xfs4li/mediafloral.jpg?width=500&quality=70&v=1d8c9b9e0ba5430 500w, /media/k0xfs4li/mediafloral.jpg?width=700&quality=70&v=1d8c9b9e0ba5430 700w, /media/k0xfs4li/mediafloral.jpg?width=900&quality=70&v=1d8c9b9e0ba5430 900w, /media/k0xfs4li/mediafloral.jpg?width=1100&quality=70&v=1d8c9b9e0ba5430 1100w, /media/k0xfs4li/mediafloral.jpg?width=1300&quality=70&v=1d8c9b9e0ba5430 1300w, /media/k0xfs4li/mediafloral.jpg?width=1500&quality=70&v=1d8c9b9e0ba5430 1500w, /media/k0xfs4li/mediafloral.jpg?width=1700&quality=70&v=1d8c9b9e0ba5430 1700w, /media/k0xfs4li/mediafloral.jpg?width=1900&quality=70&v=1d8c9b9e0ba5430 1900w, /media/k0xfs4li/mediafloral.jpg?width=2100&quality=70&v=1d8c9b9e0ba5430 2100w" /> 323 324 <div class="flex items-center justify-center w-18 h-18 lg:w-36 lg:h-36 rounded-full text-white border border-white transition-all group-hover:bg-white z-10"> 325 <svg class="ml-1 relative w-5 h-5 lg:h-8 lg:w-8 transition group-hover:text-highlight-green"> 326 <use href="/assets/svg/symbols.svg#play-icon" /> 327 </svg> 328 </div> 329 <span class="sr-only">Play video</span> 330</button> 331 332 </video-embed> 333 </div> 334 <div class="text-dropdown font-ovo w-full mt-3 lg:mt-5"><p>The film which, according to the film Director, provided a moment of solace in the midst of war.</p></div> 335 </div> 336 </div> 337</section> 338 339 340<figure data-header-behaviour="default" class="component component--merge quote-component" id="quote-component-13569429"> 341 <div class="quote-component__layout"> 342 <div class="quote-component__content"> 343 <blockquote class="quote-component__quote">
344 <span class="quote-component__pre-heading-container"> 345 <span class="quote-component__pre-heading">â</span> 346 </span> 347 <p class="typo-h3 lg:typo-h2"><p>At Daffodil time the 'Blitz' was still on, and I began to quite look forward to slipping down to Kew. Within an hour the war was forgotten: things were growing at Kew: people were building instead of destroying... Here was sanity in a mad world</p></p> 348 </blockquote> 349 350 <figcaption class="mt-6 text-center lg:mt-16"> 351 <span>Film Director, 1941</span> 352 353 <span class="mx-1">–</span> 354 <span>Kew Guild journal, p.54</span> 355 </figcaption> 356 </div> 357 </div> 358</figure> 359 360 361<section class="component component--merge container margin-layout" id="text-grid-component-18457099"> 362 <div class="grid-section grid gap-7 lg:gap-y-16 2xl:gap-y-40"> 363 <div class="text-grid text-grid--3-columns"> 364 <div class="text-grid__area-2"> 365 </div> 366 <div class="text-grid__area-3"> 367 <div class="w-full rich-text"><h4>The future of The Guild</h4></div> 368 </div> 369 <div class="text-grid__area-4"> 370 <div class="w-full rich-text"><p>Throughout its history, the Kew Guild has donated prizes to be awarded to student gardeners. Initially, they were presented at the annual dinner but are now given on the same occasion as the Kew Diploma and other non-Guild awards. The Guild has also been involved in helping individuals suffering hardship and, in the early 1970s, a proposal was put forward which resulted in the Award Scheme which sponsors and administers bursaries, awards and travel fellowships that are open to all members.</p><p>In 1962, the Guild applied for charitable status, a request which was granted on appeal in 1964, thus increasing the Guildâs income by ceasing its liability for income tax.</p></div> 371 </div> 372 </div> 373 <div class="text-grid text-grid--1-column-right"> 374 <div class="text-grid__area-2"> 375 <div class="w-full rich-text"><p><span class="h1">As a result of this, fundraising functions have also become a regular undertaking of the Guild.</span></p></div> 376 </div> 377 </div> 378 </div> 379</section> 380 381<section data-header-behaviour="default" class="component component--merge container" id="text-and-media-component-65222570"> 382 <div class="grid-layout margin-layout"> 383 <div class="col-start-1 col-end-13 lg:col-end-6"> 384 <div class="w-full mb-4.5 last:mb-0 last:lg:mb-0 lg:mb-8 aspect-w-4 aspect-h-5"> 385 <img class="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-cover" sizes="min-width(1024px) calc((100vw - 97.5833333px) * .416666), calc(100vw - 36px)" alt="" src="/media/vfqjon5l/members.jpg?width=100&quality=10&v=1d8c9b72a8cd360" loading="lazy" srcset="/media/vfqjon5l/members.jpg?width=100&quality=70&v=1d8c9b72a8cd360 100w, /media/vfqjon5l/members.jpg?width=300&quality=70&v=1d8c9b72a8cd360 300w, /media/vfqjon5l/members.jpg?width=500&quality=70&v=1d8c9b72a8cd360 500w, /media/vfqjon5l/members.jpg?width=700&quality=70&v=1d8c9b72a8cd360 700w, /media/vfqjon5l/members.jpg?width=900&quality=70&v=1d8c9b72a8cd360 900w, /media/vfqjon5l/members.jpg?width=1100&quality=70&v=1d8c9b72a8cd360 1100w, /media/vfqjon5l/members.jpg?width=1300&quality=70&v=1d8c9b72a8cd360 1300w, /media/vfqjon5l/members.jpg?width=1500&quality=70&v=1d8c9b72a8cd360 1500w, /media/vfqjon5l/members.jpg?width=1700&quality=70&v=1d8c9b72a8cd360 1700w, /media/vfqjon5l/members.jpg?width=1900&quality=70&v=1d8c9b72a8cd360 1900w, /media/vfqjon5l/members.jpg?width=2100&quality=70&v=1d8c9b72a8cd360 2100w" /> 386 </div> 387 <div class="w-full mb-4.5 last:mb-0 last:lg:mb-0 lg:mb-8 aspect-w-16 aspect-h-9"> 388 <img class="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-cover" sizes="min-width(1024px) calc((100vw - 97.5833333px) * .416666), calc(100vw - 36px)" alt="" src="/media/40vhkplo/kew-guild-pic-for-the-intranet-1.jpg?width=100&quality=10&v=1d8e7887be3e110" loading="lazy" srcset="/media/40vhkplo/kew-guild-pic-for-the-intranet-1.jpg?width=100&quality=70&v=1d8e7887be3e110 100w, /media/40vhkplo/kew-guild-pic-for-the-intranet-1.jpg?width=300&quality=70&v=1d8e7887be3e110 300w, /media/40vhkplo/kew-guild-pic-for-the-intranet-1.jpg?width=500&quality=70&v=1d8e7887be3e110 500w, /media/40vhkplo/kew-guild-pic-for-the-intranet-1.jpg?width=700&quality=70&v=1d8e7887be3e110 700w, /media/40vhkplo/kew-guild-pic-for-the-intranet-1.jpg?width=900&quality=70&v=1d8e7887be3e110 900w, /media/40vhkplo/kew-guild-pic-for-the-intranet-1.jpg?width=1100&quality=70&v=1d8e7887be3e110 1100w, /media/40vhkplo/kew-guild-pic-for-the-intranet-1.jpg?width=1300&quality=70&v=1d8e7887be3e110 1300w, /media/40vhkplo/kew-guild-pic-for-the-intranet-1.jpg?width=1500&quality=70&v=1d8e7887be3e110 1500w, /media/40vhkplo/kew-guild-pic-for-the-intranet-1.jpg?width=1700&quality=70&v=1d8e7887be3e110 1700w, /media/40vhkplo/kew-guild-pic-for-the-intranet-1.jpg?width=1900&quality=70&v=1d8e7887be3e110 1900w, /media/40vhkplo/kew-guild-pic-for-the-intranet-1.jpg?width=2100&quality=70&v=1d8e7887be3e110 2100w" /> 389 </div> 390 </div> 391 392 <div data-scroll-id="text-and-media-component-65222570" class="mt-12 col-start-1 col-span-12 lg:col-span-5 2xl:col-span-4 lg:mt-0 lg:col-start-7 2xl:col-start-7 "> 393 394 <div data-scroll data-scroll-sticky-desktop data-scroll-sticky data-scroll-offset="-25%, 25%" data-scroll-target="[data-scroll-id=text-and-media-component-65222570]"> 395 <h2 class="typo-pre sandwich-border--black w-min whitespace-nowrap mb-5 lg:mb-7 text-dark-green">Join Us</h2> 396 397 398<div class="rich-text text-theme"> 399 <h3>The Kew Guild is a growing family of passionate horticulturists and scientists who are bound by their connection to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and Wakehurst. 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