How to move 1,300 plants for Kew's Palm House mega makeover

I PROMISE I AM NOT BEING DRAMATIC BUT THEY ARE LITERALLY MOVING THIRTEEN HUNDRED TROPICAL PLANTS AND TREES OUT OF THE PALM HOUSE AT KEW GARDENS IN LONDON, AND THE WHOLE REASON IS A SIXTY-SIX MILLION POUND MAKEOVER BECAUSE THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS INSIDE THE VICTORIAN GLASSHOUSE HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL ON THE IRONWORK AND THE GLASS, AND THE THING IS THEY CANNOT EVEN START FIXING IT UNTIL THE GLASSHOUSE IS COMPLETELY EMPTIED, WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE CLEARING THIRTEEN HUNDRED LIVING PLANTS AND TREES OUT OF THAT BUILDING IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING, SO NOW THE ENTIRE COLLECTION MUST BE EVACUATED BEFORE ANY RESTORATION CAN COMMENCE, WHICH MEANS THE PLACE WILL BE ENTIRELY BARE. ANYWAY I AM TELLING EVERYONE AT WORK ON MONDAY.

WE ARE ALL GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS, IT IS BASICALLY LIKE CLEARING OUT YOUR SPICE RACK EXCEPT IT IS THE WORLD-FAMOUS PALM HOUSE AT THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW IN LONDON AND THEY MUST PHYSICALLY HAUL OUT THIRTEEN HUNDRED TROPICAL PLANTS AND TREES, WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE THE ENTIRE GLASSHOUSE HAS TO BE COMPLETELY EMPTIED BEFORE A SIXTY-SIX MILLION POUND MAKEOVER CAN EVEN BEGIN, AND THE THING IS THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS INSIDE THIS VICTORIAN GLASSHOUSE HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL ON THE IRONWORK AND THE GLASS, SO NOW EVERY SINGLE SPECIMEN INSIDE HAS TO BE REMOVED BEFORE ANY WORK STARTS, WHICH MEANS THEY ARE CLEARING EVERYTHING OUT. OK I HAVE TO SIT DOWN AFTER THAT ONE.

The Palm House at Kew Gardens must be emptied of 1,300 tropical plants and trees ahead of a £66m restoration to repair humidity damage to its ironwork and glass.

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