Cazenove Capital has announced its continued partnership with Kew Gardens’ much-loved annual Orchid festival, returning to the Princess of Wales Conservatory from 3 February 2024.
This will be the 28th year of the iconic Orchid festival and for 2024 the event will take inspiration from the tropical flora and fauna of Madagascar where the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has been working since 1986.
The Princess of Wales Conservatory will be transformed to showcase a series of stunning horticultural displays and living sculptures which celebrate the world’s fourth largest island. With ten different display zones, the festival will replicate the unique biodiversity of Madagascar, all under one roof. The Orchid festival is a fantastic opportunity to brighten up the winter months with its colourful and vivacious displays.
Mary-Anne Daly, Chief Executive, Cazenove Capital, commented: “We are delighted to support the invaluable work of Kew’ Gardens leading scientists through our continued sponsorship of Kew’s extraordinary Orchid Festival. Kew is home to one of the largest botanical collections in the world and supporting its research into biodiversity reflects our firm’s commitment to protecting the environment and finding nature-based solutions to climate change. I look forward to seeing what promises to be a unique display in the Princess of Wales Conservatory in early 2024.”
Solene Dequiret, Supervisor of the Princess of Wales Conservatory, RBG Kew, commented: “It’s always rewarding for the team to plan, design and install the Orchid festival each year and for 2024 it’s wonderful to be able to draw inspiration from the incredible plant and animal life of Madagascar – an ecosystem like nowhere else on Earth. Telling the story of this incredible island nation through horticultural displays will also allow us to shine a light on the critical efforts of the team based at Kew’s Madagascar Conservation Centre, who work hard every day to conserve and protect the biodiversity of this unique environment.”
