The Wick List

Viewing The Power of Trees at Kew Gardens

The Wick Culture - Horizontal–Vaakasuora by Eija-Liisa Ahtila. Image courtesy of Kew Gardens

Above Horizontal–Vaakasuora by Eija-Liisa Ahtila. Image courtesy of Kew Gardens

The Wick Culture - Susan Conroy, Ginkgo Biloba. Image courtesy of Kew Gardens

Above Susan Conroy, Ginkgo Biloba. Image courtesy of Kew Gardens

The Wick Culture - The Power of Trees at Kew Gardens. Image courtesy of Kew Gardens

Above The Power of Trees at Kew Gardens. Image courtesy of Kew Gardens

Above Horizontal–Vaakasuora by Eija-Liisa Ahtila. Image courtesy of Kew Gardens

Above Susan Conroy, Ginkgo Biloba. Image courtesy of Kew Gardens

Above The Power of Trees at Kew Gardens. Image courtesy of Kew Gardens

The Power of Trees

Kew Gardens
12 April – 14 September 2025

The latest seasonal show at Kew is now open, and ode to the enduring power and beauty of trees, in nature, art and culture. Kew itself is home to 14,000 trees – and is the perfect place to honour them as a muse to artists over the centuries.

A range of works is on show until September at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, a hub for botanical art opened a decade ago by Sir David Attenborough to house the astonishing collection of Dr Shirely Sherwood, with Kew’s own collection numbering more than 200,000 pieces of Botanical art.

A highlight of The Power of Trees is a multi-sensory piece by Finnish visual artist Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Horizontal–Vaakasuora, a portrait of a 30-metre spruce found in Finland’s boreal forest. With sound effects evoking the tree’s natural habitat, it’s a captivating and poignant piece, and a testament to the grandeur and majesty of one of our greatest natural wonders.