Peter Dowdall: How to turn our gardens into wildlife havens

By selecting plants that benefit winter pollinators and wildlife, we enhance biodiversity in our outdoor living spaces

Planting in pots and containers not enhances our gardens visually and provides essential resources for local wildlife, provided we use the right plants. File pictures

Winter is often seen as a dull and barren season for gardens, but with a little thought, we can transform our outdoor spaces into vibrant and wildlife-friendly havens.

I often think that planting colourful planters is nearly more important in the winter than in the summer as we all need that bit of a lift that flowers and colour give us, during the winter months.