is it isita is it a nice day to visit kew gardens? it is always a nice day to visit kew gardens. the uk. at the moment, there is still a nip in the air, tomorrow iam thinking is still a nip in the air, tomorrow i am thinking i should have written a little less cold rather than milder. it is still going to be fairly nippy tomorrow. as far as the weather itself goes, the country is split in half. in western areas there is more cloud and hazy sunshine whereas in the east we have sunny spells coming and going. the reason we have this split is because there is a weather front close to the

the cherry blossoms are out at kew gardens.sculptures. this is just one of 32 installations across the gardens that are going to be here until the end of october. it's the work of artist dale chihuly, based in seattle. thousands of these pieces of glass have been carefully shipped over here and displayed for us all to see. sapphire star glints in the spring light. summer sun is framed by the lake and palm house. icicle tower alone is made of nearly 2000 individual pieces of hand blown glass. because of the way they're packed and put into containers, containers very rarely get jiggled around very much, so there's very little breakage. yet that doesn't always apply in the studio that dale chihuly‘s wife manages. when the artist is pushing to the very limit what class can do, are there designs that just don't work? absolutely. i've worked on things for months and then decided at the very end that it was a bad idea and had to break everything. that's a sad day. that is a sad day. it's a sad day when you have to break things you've

famous for his sculptures of glass, he has returned to kew gardens for his latest installation. well, i love greenhouses, you know, and how can you not love kew? it's just the most extraordinary, with some 300 acres with all these greenhouses. it is notjust under glass that you'll find all these reflections of nature. the cherry blossoms are out at kew gardens. poking up our of the grass, not only tulips, but these amazing glass sculptures. this is just one of 32 installations across the gardens that are going to be here until the end of october. it's the work of artist dale chihuly, based in seattle. thousands of these pieces of glass have been carefully shipped over here and displayed for us all to see. sapphire star glints in the spring light. summer sun is framed by the lake and palm house. icicle tower alone is made of nearly 2000 individual pieces of hand blown glass. because of the way they're packed and put into containers, containers very rarely get jiggled around very much, so there's very little breakage. yet that doesn't always apply in the studio that dale chihuly‘s

is it isita is it a nice day to visit kew gardens? it is always a nice day to visit kew gardens. particularly today. over the coming days, the weather will get even better. it will be warming up considerably gci’oss it will be warming up considerably across the uk. at the moment, there is still a nip in the air, tomorrow iam thinking is still a nip in the air, tomorrow i am thinking i should have written a little less cold rather than milder. it is still going to be fairly nippy tomorrow. as far as the weather itself goes, the country is split in half. in western areas there is more cloud and hazy sunshine whereas in the east we have sunny spells coming and going. the reason we have this split is because there is a weather front close to there is a weather front close to the western shores, and in scandinavia at the moment there is a big high pressure system that has been moving around this cold air. you can see a lot of cold air around scandinavia. some eastern parts of europe and central europe, the uk there is france, that is going to be changing in the coming days. today's te

good morning from stunning kew gardens, where we have a beautiful start to the day.nce in the last hour, the country's deputy defence minister said eight of the nine bombers have been identified. the number of people killed in the co—ordinated attacks now stands at 359. andy moore reports. there's a nervousness on the streets of colombo and a fear of more bombings. so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the easter sunday attacks on churches and luxury hotels. the death toll has gone up again, and so too has the number of suspects arrested. it now stands at 60. at a press conference this morning, the authorities said one of the bombers had studied in the uk. they also said they thought the attacks were motivated by revenge for the shootings that occurred in new zealand. this is according to an assessment done by the intelligence that they believe that this is a reprisal, it was basically motivated, that the christchurch incident motivated those who carry out out these blasts on easter sunday. this was one of the suicide bombers calmly walking into st s

this national trust land is managed by royal botanic gardens kew and it's home to different habitats,species from around the world to thrive. what you see today has come a long way since the devastation wrought by the great storm of 1987, which destroyed more than 20,000 trees here. i'm with ed ikin, head of landscapes and horticulture here at wakehurst, and, ed, this is an exciting time. spring growth at last. there's a sense of energy across the landscape, you know? mild days, but more importantly, mild nights. everything is flowering in this incredible kind of concerted display at the moment. in your time here, do you recognise earlier growing seasons, things coming up earlier than they used to? yeah, the key thing really is, do you have a concerted winter, you know, extended periods of frost that basically kind of sustains dormancy in plants? and if that isn't there, then spring can really start at any point from mid—february onwards. i know you've got some examples of that, maybe some winners and losers that we can take a look at. yeah, let's do that. 0k. ed, you've taken me deep

this national trust land is managed by royal botanic gardens kew and its home to different habitats allowingn wrought by the great storm of 1987, which destroyed more than 20,000 trees here. i'm with ed ikin, head of landscapes and horticulture here at wakehurst and, ed, this is an exciting time. spring growth at last. there's a sense of energy across the landscape, you know? mild days but, more importantly, mild nights. everything is flowering in this incredible kind of concerted display at the moment. in your time here, do you recognise earlier growing seasons, things coming up earlier than they used to? yeah, the key thing really is do you have a concerted winter, you know, extended periods of frost that basically kind of sustained dormancy in plants. and if that isn't there than spring can really start at any point from mid february onwards. i know you've got some examples of that, maybe some winners and losers that we can take a look at. yeah, let's do that. 0k. ed, you've taken me deeper into the woods here to see this beech tree which, it's fair to say, has perhaps had happier times?

the cherry blossoms are out at kew gardens.the gardens that are going to be here until the end of october. it's the work of artist dale chihuly, based in seattle. thousands of these pieces of glass have been carefully shipped over here and displayed for us all to see. sapphire star glints in the spring light. summer sun is framed by the lake and palm house. icicle tower alone is made of nearly 2000 individual pieces of hand blown glass. because of the way they're packed and put into containers, containers very rarely get jiggled around very much, so there's very little breakage. yet that doesn't always apply in the studio that dale chihuly‘s wife manages. when the artist is pushing to the very limit what class can do, are there designs that just don't work? absolutely. i've worked on things for months and then decided at the very end that it was a bad idea and had to break everything. that's a sad day. that is a sad day. it's a sad day when you have to break things you've made. but these seemingly fragile shards are now nestled

visitors to london's kew gardens will get the chance to experience a different kind of flower this springstalled around the gardens. our reporter wendy hurrell went to take a look, and to hearfrom the man who designed them. i love greenhouses. how can you not love 0, it is just the most extraordinary awesome 300 acres with all of these greenhouses —— kew. extraordinary awesome 300 acres with all of these greenhouses —— kewm is not just all of these greenhouses —— kewm is notjust under glassware you will see these reflections of nature. cherry blossoms poking up out of the grass, along with tulips these beautiful glass sculptures. this is just one of 32 installations that will be here until october. it is the work of artist dale chihuly. based in seattle, thousands of these pieces of glass have been carefully shipped over here and displayed for us shipped over here and displayed for us all to see. sapphire star glint in the spring light. summer sun is framed by the lake and pond house. this is made of nearly 2000 individual pieces of handblown glass. it is because of the ways they are pack