Alternatively, look for baby plants at garden centres in midsummer.
Alternatively, look at buying a once-worn dress from websites such as www.thedressmarket.net.net
Alternatively, look for a steep hill – ideally with a downward slope immediately before it.
Alternatively, look at the five presidents since 1900 with perhaps the most political experience when taking office: William McKinley, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and George H. W.
Alternatively, look out for the "fair flowers fair plants" label on your blooms, which guarantees the product comes from growers who operate in a fair manner.
Alternatively, look at aliveandgiving.com, which takes information from the commission and calculates the percentage that each good cause spends on its core charity activities.
From the Gold Rush in the mid-19th century to the recent dot-com craze anchored in Silicon Valley, Americans have alternatively looked at California with exaggerated hope and disillusionment.
Alternatively look out for distance and e-learning postgraduate programmes that don't require full time on-campus attendance, as you can work and complete a masters at the same time.
Alternatively, look at a map of your street, or even better the deeds of your house, on which north is usually marked with a large N. South is the opposite direction.
