Blooming brilliant: 63 ways to spring into spring

And just like that, spring has arrived. After an exceptionally wet and dreary start to the year, tulips and crocuses are poking through the ground, blossom is everywhere and winter layers are being shed, all giving us reason to celebrate. Spring officially begins on Friday 20 March, but we don’t have to wait: here are 63 of the best ways to get your mind, body and home ready for the new season’s arrival and inject your days with a shot of positivity.

Small, immediate pleasures lift the mood: buy a bouquet of supermarket daffodils, drink your morning coffee outside to absorb early sunshine, dust off your bike and give it a service, or try a new trouser shape. Take a walk to look at blossom, work on strength with some weights and push-ups, pick up a lightweight scarf, nurture a shop-bought basil plant or switch to a fresh lipstick or beard oil as spring nudges winter aside.

There are practical swaps too.

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