Will Spoelstra

Palm House Supervisor, RBG Kew. Kew Diploma Graduate from Guernsey. Likes nature, music, sport, holidays. Views my own.

[Will Spoelstra @SpoelstraWill]

Inside the Palm House and Water Lily House today, opening tomorrow @ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://t.co/TmZjSqUfqf

[Will Spoelstra @SpoelstraWill]

Osa pulchra and Herrania balaensis (right) in the #palmhouse #classics @ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://t.co/DfzEpkJ5Iv

[Peter Timmermans @TimmermansPeter]

Palm pic of the week. Pseudophoenix sargentii, Florida cherry palm or buccaneer palm. Palm with a beautifully ringed trunk. Native to Florida, the Caribbean and Mexico.

[Will Spoelstra @SpoelstraWill]

Striking foliage on the Pentaclethra macrophylla, african oil bean. Hopefully we'll make a real specimen out of this in the years to come. #palmhouse @kewgardens @ Kew Gardens https://t.co/uc7C8g3DSy

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

Been Bioblitzing with @LaSocieteG at L’Ancresse and had three new species - Guernsey Vole , White-toothed Shrew and Scaley Cricket

[Carlos Magdalena @Plantmessiah]

Capibara!
#capybara #capibara #largestrodent #beni #bolivia #amazonian

[Will Spoelstra @SpoelstraWill]

A new favourite of mine this is Schima brevifolia growing at around 3000m up on Mount Kinabalu in #borneo #theaceae https://t.co/s1WtuiQ5eG

[Will Spoelstra @SpoelstraWill]

Hibiscus 'The President' welcomes you into the #palmhouse, lots of shapes, flowers and fruits to see over Easter! @kewgardens https://t.co/OxlCJQ2pRz

[Sark Island @Sark_Island]

The gates of La Seigneurie Gardens officially opened this weekend for the new season. There are stunning displays of tulips and other spring blooms as well as the magnolia tree in the walled garden.
Open: 10am - 6pm daily
Guided tours: Every Weds 11.30am https://t.co/5ejNzpTQUj

[Will Spoelstra @SpoelstraWill]

@SDequiret @kewgardens Good choice, one of my favourites in the house!

[Solène Dequiret @SDequiret]

Johannesteijsmannia altifrons, 💎shaped leaves up to 3m long, 1.8m wide. Undergrowth #palm in tropical rainforest of Sumatra, peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand and western Borneo. 4species in the genus and 3rd largest undivided leaves in #arecaceae @kewgardens #palmhouse

[Will Spoelstra @SpoelstraWill]

Artocarpus heterophyllus produces one of the largest fruits in the world, known as jackfruit. We have a few coming along in the #palmhouse @kewgardens #Moraceae Native to lowland rainforests in South Asia.

[Sark Island @Sark_Island]

So many #dolphins accompanying boats to and from Sark today

[Solène Dequiret @SDequiret]

Brownea coccinea x latifolia, @kewgardens since 1889. On display in the Palm House. This tropical tree was successfully transplanted out and planted back in during the 1980’s restauration. #palmhouse #kewgardens #leguminosaecaesalpinioideae #brownea #plantsofsouthamerica

[VisitGuernsey @VisitGuernsey]

We're looking forward to Hauteville House - the Guernsey residence of French writer and poet Victor Hugo - reopening next weekend. Have you visited this fascinating house before? Find out more: https://t.co/7poyTJb9sR #GreatThings #VictorHugo

[Will Spoelstra @SpoelstraWill]

The red listed Maingaya malayana flowering well in the #Palmhouse #Hamamelidaceae @kewgardens

[Katharine Farrell @kathfarrell]

A pleasure as always to be working in the Palm House this weekend, open 10am - 5pm

[Solène Dequiret @SDequiret]

Napoleonaea vogelii, Lecythidaceae Octopus popcorn scented flowers #sweetscent #lecythidaceae #tropicalflower #kewgardens #palmhouse https://t.co/5cZJX29afY

[VisitGuernsey @VisitGuernsey]

Discover yourself and feel alive in Guernsey this year https://t.co/HcY9BN6idd #GreatThings

[Will Spoelstra @SpoelstraWill]

When you visit the #Palmhouse always look up! @kewgardens