If “staying in” is the new “going out”—as lifestyle commentators would
have us believe—gardening has to be the new bungee jumping. TV schedules
are packed with garden advice shows and the Web is awash with horticultural
inspiration. With winter taking hold in the northern hemisphere, and summer in
the south, gardeners are getting active.
Check out the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, which at www.rbgkew.org.uk has
heaps of fascinating information. You’ll find pictures of perfect blooms
accompanied by scientific detail on the Millennium Seed Bank project, which aims
to be a Noah’s Ark of plants designed to preserve…
