Boris at Kew

Is it the Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)? No, it's London mayor Bouncy Boris raising a smile in Kew Gardens. Never one to miss a photo opportunity, he joined Kew staff and students in the Princess of Wales Conservatory to plant young Victoria amazonica waterlilies. Last year a petition against job cuts at Kew Gardens with 100,000 signatures was handed in at No 10 Downing Street (CLICK). I was one of those who signed the Avaaz petition. Government has imposed savage funding cuts on the Royal Botanic Gardens.