Peter Dowdall: How to enjoy your room outside this winter

This season's beauty is not as obvious as summer's blooms, but frost patterns, icy dew and stillness are also magical

Shorter days, darker evenings are transitioning us into the winter world as garden shifts into rest mode. File picture

There's something inherently peaceful about November in the garden. The rush and vibrancy of summer is over, and the urgency of the next spring season is still months away. This quiet allows space for creativity and contemplation.

Spend time simply being in your garden. There is such beauty out there right now. Perhaps it's not as showy and obvious as summer blooms but have a look at the way the light changes throughout the day filtering through the bare branches of trees, notice the frost patterns on leaves, and admire the intricacy of the spider webs highlighted by the icy dew. Let the garden remind you of the beauty in stillness.