Gardens bloom under lockdown with record demand for seeds

Seed firms report huge rise in sales with people worldwide turning to gardening as hobby

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While the world may feel rather grey at times right now, lockdown has at least enabled some people to go green and inject colour into their gardens.

Britain is blooming - in one sense at least - with a record demand for seeds, and delphiniums, hollyhocks and hydrangeas are having their moment in the sun.