Peter Dowdall: Reconnect with nature and boost your wellbeing in the garden

Spring offers us a chance to recharge our batteries in our room outside, says Peter Dowdall. File picture

By early March, most of us feel it, that low, persistent itch to get back outside.

It isn’t just about tidying borders or sowing seeds; it’s deeper than that. After months of short days and damp air, we have been living at a remove from the natural world. The most that we may see of our gardens is as we rush beneath hoods, hats and umbrellas from our car to the door.