Life is always stirring below the soil in March, and thankfully it is also stirring above it this year. 'Stay at home' has become 'stay local' and garden centres can open to the public from Monday, March 22. The anticipation is building.
Online sales have been a saviour for some garden centres during the coronavirus pandemic, but something resembling normality will resume when customers start walking through the doors - socially distanced, of course.
"We're obviously pleased to be welcoming the public back in," said Lee Roberts, who runs The Old School Nursery, near Ystradgynlais, with his mother Sheila. "All the necessary Covid procedures will be in place.
"There is huge demand across the board. It will be nice to get a bit of positivity back, and a bit of warmer weather. "Everyone wants to get normality back in their lives."
Mr Roberts said it has become a bit trickier to import from the continent since the UK left the European Union at the start of the year. "We are in pretty good shape to reopen though," he said. "We have a great selection of plants."
Mr Roberts said sales reached record levels last year, reflecting a burgeoning increase in interest from people who had more time at home and in their gardens.
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