The more we explore Marianne North, the better it gets. For a gorgeous summary of her life and work, get your copy of the Kew Documentary featuring Emilia Fox here: shop.kew.org/the-remarkable…

Nepenthis Northiana - Pitcher plant from Sarawak, Borneo, named after Marianne North. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes…

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Take a look at the Marianne North website blog and see the next installment of Marianne's life. Daily bite size snippets to find out more about this extraordinary woman: mariannenorth.uk/marianne-north…

Cannot recommend this enough. Every one of Marianne North's Gallery paintings in one book together. I can't recommend it enough! Do consider purchasing this utterly beautiful book: shop.kew.org/marianne-north… KewGardens

Further adventures of Marianne North, as told by Edward Lear! mariannenorth.uk/blog

THE BOOK: Check out our blog for a link to buy your copy: mariannenorth.uk/marianne-north…

And why not go and see Marianne North's paintings 'in the flesh'? Book on the Kew website KewGardens : mariannenorth.uk/see-for-yourse…

The latest update of our intrepid adventurer's life: mariannenorth.uk/marianne-north…

The latest update of our intrepid adventurer's life. So apparently Oil painting is like dram drinking. Read on! mariannenorth.uk/marianne-north…

Today's Marianne North blog is a story for children: mariannenorth.uk/the-story-of-a…

So it's better quality on the DVD, which you can buy from Kew's online shop; meanwhile take a look at the Marianne Documentary on youtube. YOU will be amazed at this extraordinary woman. won't they,Emilia? @emiliafox youtube.com/watch?v=lSuwpy…

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I wonder what Marianne North would've have been doing in such hot weather? Probably scaling a cliff or shooting the rapids!!!

It starts hotting up even more in September for Exploring Marianne North: September! News on our blog: mariannenorth.uk/experiencing-m…

Apparently there was a play about Marianne North some years ago! Nice little write up here, but also a great synopsis of her life: optimamagazine.co.uk/read/features/…. Surely there's a film for the making here!

Marianne North's 188th birthday today. Kew celebrated with a live broadcast on FB from her gallery. See it here (in two sections) facebook.com/kewgardens/

A fascinating insight into, Marianne North, the Hastings born adventurer who travelled the world during the 1800's to document flora and fauna in its natural habitat. Tickets available at thebestof.co.uk/local/eastbour… or by dropping in to Mugshots Café or by calling 07845 318720

At Kew, the Marianne North gallery is tucked away in a leafy corner. It's rather like a TARDIS, however, containing the 848 paintings she donated to Kew, including the four specimens named after her. Incredible! One of them, the Crinum Northiana, is below!