Peter Dowdall: Grab every opportunity to get gardening 

'This gardening lark is remarkably simple. Dig a small hole, put in the bulbs, cover them up, and wait for the magic to happen'

Carefully chosen, spring bulbs can bring colour to the garden from December to June. Crocuses not only look beautiful but they are important to bees and other pollinators early in the year. Picture: iStock

I HEARD a great expression recently when someone described themselves as a “lockdown gardener”. 

In other words, a beginner who took up gardening like so many during the last year and a half. It’s great to see people, who had, up to now, not interest or perhaps had the interest but no time, to get into the garden properly.