Avid gardener and collector of conifers and southern antarctic flora. I love to grow things and do my bit for the environment. My aim is to restore lost species to my area which were wiped out during the colonial era and through deforestation. I also creating a carbon 'bank' by growing giants that will sequester and cycle CO2 from the atmosphere for future generations. Other interests include cooking, science, history, linguistics, biology, geology, sociology, design, architecture, furniture, a…