Kew Gardens goes tropical for winter

Scott Taylor setting up the Tropical Extravaganza exhibition at Kew Gardens Photograph: Andrew McRobb/Kew Garden Photograph: Andrew McRobb/guardian.co.uk Phalaenopsis hybrid Photograph: A.McRobb/Kew Garden Photograph: A.McRobb/guardian.co.uk Horticulturists working on the installation, set in the tropical zone of the Princess of Wales conservatory Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian Photograph: Martin Godwin/guardian.co.uk Bromeliads - the family of plants that include pineapples Photograph: A.McRobb/Kew Garden Photograph: A.McRobb/guardian.co.uk The Princess of Wales Conservatory, where horticuilturists are installing part of the exhibition, is almost 5,000m2 Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian Photograph: Martin Godwin/guardian.co.uk Phalaenopsis hybrid Photograph: A.McRobb/Kew Garden Photograph: A.McRobb/guardian.co.uk Tropical plants on display at Kew Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images Photograph: Oli Scarff/guardian.co.uk Phalaenopsis hybrid Photograph: A.McRobb/Kew Garden Photograph: A.McRobb/guardian.co.uk Jules Haywood setting up the tropical extravaganza festival at Kew Gardens Photograph: Andrew McRobb/Kew Garden Photograph: Andrew McRobb/guardian.co.uk Phalaenopsis hybrid Photograph: A.McRobb/Kew Garden Photograph: A.McRobb/guardian.co.uk Horticulturalist Jules Hayward works on the final stages of the display, whioch includes over 7,000 tropical plants and took over 2,270 hours to construct Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Leon Neal/guardian.co.uk Vanada Photograph: Andrew McRobb/Kew Garden Photograph: Andrew McRobb/guardian.co.uk Horticulturist Saul Walker makes adjustments to a Cymbidium display Photograph: Kevin Coombs/Reuters Photograph: Kevin Coombs/guardian.co.uk Miltonia Photograph: Andrew McRobb/Kew Garden Photograph: Andrew McRobb/guardian.co.uk Horticulturist Maria Arcidiacono tends to the orchids in Kew's Waterlily House Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images Photograph: Oli Scarff/guardian.co.uk Zygopetalum Photograph: Andrew McRobb/Kew Garden Photograph: Andrew McRobb/guardian.co.uk Setting up the tropical extravaganza festival at Kew Gardens Photograph: Andrew McRobb/Kew Garden Photograph: Andrew McRobb/guardian.co.uk Dendrobein Photograph: Andrew McRobb/Kew Garden